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South East Corner

Qualifications

50.8% of people in South East Corner had a Bachelor or Higher degree qualification in 2021, higher than the City of Adelaide. This represents an increase of 815 people since 2006.

Educational Qualifications relate to education outside of primary and secondary school and are one of the most important indicators of socio-economic status. With other data sources, such as Employment Status, Income and Occupation, South East Corner's Educational Qualifications help to evaluate the economic opportunities and socio-economic status of the area and identify skill gaps in the labour market.

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Q:

Derived from the Census question:

'What is the level of the highest qualification the person has completed?'

Highest qualification achieved
South East Corner - Persons aged 15+ (Usual residence)20212006Change
Qualification levelNumber%City of Adelaide %Number%City of Adelaide %2006 to 2021
Bachelor or Higher degree1,88250.845.51,06733.932.0+815
Advanced Diploma or Diploma3258.88.02598.27.6+66
Vocational37710.28.82889.27.5+89
No qualification87523.627.998631.434.7-111
Not stated2486.79.954517.318.2-297
Total persons aged 15+3,707100.0100.03,145100.0100.0+562
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2006 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
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Dominant groups

Analysis of the qualifications of the population in South East Corner in 2021 compared to the City of Adelaide shows that there was a higher proportion of people holding formal qualifications (Bachelor or higher degree; Advanced Diploma or Diploma; or Vocational qualifications), and a lower proportion of people with no formal qualifications.

Overall, 69.7% of the population aged 15 and over held educational qualifications, and 23.6% had no qualifications, compared with 62.2% and 27.9% respectively for the City of Adelaide.

The major differences between qualifications held by the population of South East Corner and the City of Adelaide were:

  • A larger percentage of persons with Bachelor or Higher degrees (50.8% compared to 45.5%)
  • A larger percentage of persons with Vocational qualifications (10.2% compared to 8.8%)
  • A smaller percentage of persons with No qualifications (23.6% compared to 27.9%)

Emerging groups

The largest changes in the qualifications of the population in South East Corner between 2006 and 2021 were in those with:

  • Bachelor or Higher degrees (+815 persons)
  • No qualifications (-111 persons)
  • Vocational qualifications (+89 persons)
  • Advanced Diploma or Diplomas (+66 persons)

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