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LEARN MORE ABOUT .id44.1% of males in the City of Adelaide had a Bachelor or Higher degree qualification in 2021, higher than Greater Adelaide. This represents an increase of 1,934 males since 2011.
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, the City of Adelaide's Educational Qualifications help to evaluate the economic opportunities and socio-economic status of the area and identify skill gaps in the labour market.
Q:
Derived from the Census question:
'What is the level of the highest qualification the person has completed?'
Dominant groups
Analysis of the qualifications of the male population in the City of Adelaide in 2021 compared to Greater Adelaide shows that there was a higher proportion of males holding formal qualifications (Bachelor or higher degree; Advanced Diploma or Diploma; or Vocational qualifications), and a lower proportion of males with no formal qualifications.
Overall, 61.6% of the male population aged 15 and over held educational qualifications, and 28.3% had no qualifications, compared with 55.9% and 37.9% respectively for Greater Adelaide.
The major differences between qualifications held by the male population of the City of Adelaide and Greater Adelaide were:
- A larger percentage of males with Bachelor or Higher degrees (44.1% compared to 23.4%)
- A smaller percentage of males with Vocational qualifications (9.8% compared to 24.2%)
- A smaller percentage of males with No qualifications (28.3% compared to 37.9%)
Emerging groups
The largest changes in the qualifications of the male population in the City of Adelaide between 2011 and 2021 were in those with:
- Bachelor or Higher degrees (+1,934 males)
- No qualifications (+280 males)
- Vocational qualifications (+264 males)
- Advanced Diploma or Diplomas (+260 males)
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