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LEARN MORE ABOUT .id26.2% of people in Adelaide Primary Health Network had a Bachelor or Higher degree qualification in 2021, higher than Greater Adelaide. This represents an increase of 65,898 people since 2016.
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, Adelaide Primary Health Network'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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Adelaide Primary Health Network - Persons aged 15+ (Usual residence) | 2021 | 2016 | Change | ||||
Qualification level | Number | % | Greater Adelaide % | Number | % | Greater Adelaide % | 2016 to 2021 |
Bachelor or Higher degree | 276,199 | 26.2 | 25.9 | 210,301 | 21.4 | 21.2 | +65,898 |
Advanced Diploma or Diploma | 94,248 | 8.9 | 9.0 | 85,318 | 8.7 | 8.8 | +8,930 |
Vocational | 204,036 | 19.4 | 19.7 | 187,126 | 19.0 | 19.3 | +16,910 |
No qualification | 412,970 | 39.2 | 39.0 | 418,019 | 42.5 | 42.3 | -5,049 |
Not stated | 66,393 | 6.3 | 6.3 | 82,713 | 8.4 | 8.4 | -16,320 |
Total persons aged 15+ | 1,053,846 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 983,477 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +70,369 |
Analysis of the qualifications of the population in Adelaide Primary Health Network in 2021 compared to Greater Adelaide shows that there was a similar proportion of people holding formal qualifications (Bachelor or higher degree; Advanced Diploma or Diploma; or Vocational qualifications), as well as a similar proportion of people with no formal qualifications.
Overall, 54.5% of the population aged 15 and over held educational qualifications, and 39.2% had no qualifications, compared with 54.7% and 39.0% respectively for Greater Adelaide.
There were no major differences between Adelaide Primary Health Network and Greater Adelaide in 2021.
The largest changes in the qualifications of the population in Adelaide Primary Health Network between 2016 and 2021 were in those with:
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