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LEARN MORE ABOUT .id27.0% of people in Greater Brisbane had a Bachelor or Higher degree qualification in 2021, lower than Victoria. This represents an increase of 370,841 people since 2001.
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, Greater Brisbane'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?'
| Highest qualification achieved | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greater Brisbane - Persons aged 15+ (Usual residence) | 2021 | 2001 | Change | ||||
| Qualification level | Number | % | Victoria % | Number | % | Victoria % | 2001 to 2021 |
| Bachelor or Higher degree | 550,809 | 27.0 | 29.2 | 179,968 | 13.7 | 14.2 | +370,841 |
| Advanced Diploma or Diploma | 200,443 | 9.8 | 9.8 | 79,555 | 6.1 | 6.1 | +120,888 |
| Vocational | 411,354 | 20.1 | 16.7 | 198,978 | 15.2 | 14.5 | +212,376 |
| No qualification | 731,130 | 35.8 | 36.5 | 727,503 | 55.4 | 53.7 | +3,627 |
| Not stated | 148,354 | 7.3 | 7.9 | 126,449 | 9.6 | 11.5 | +21,905 |
| Total persons aged 15+ | 2,042,090 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 1,312,453 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +729,637 |
Dominant groups
Analysis of the qualifications of the population in Greater Brisbane in 2021 compared to Victoria 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, 56.9% of the population aged 15 and over held educational qualifications, and 35.8% had no qualifications, compared with 55.6% and 36.5% respectively for Victoria.
The major differences between qualifications held by the population of Greater Brisbane and Victoria were:
- A larger percentage of persons with Vocational qualifications (20.1% compared to 16.7%)
- A smaller percentage of persons with Bachelor or Higher degrees (27.0% compared to 29.2%)
Emerging groups
The largest changes in the qualifications of the population in Greater Brisbane between 2001 and 2021 were in those with:
- Bachelor or Higher degrees (+370,841 persons)
- Vocational qualifications (+212,376 persons)
- Advanced Diploma or Diplomas (+120,888 persons)
- No qualifications (+3,627 persons)
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