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Qualifications

25.9% of people in Greater Adelaide had a Bachelor or Higher degree qualification in 2021, lower than Australia. This represents an increase of 71,035 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, Greater 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.

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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
Greater Adelaide - Persons aged 15+ (Usual residence)20212016Change
Qualification levelNumber%Australia %Number%Australia %2016 to 2021
Bachelor or Higher degree298,18125.926.3227,14621.222.0+71,035
Advanced Diploma or Diploma103,8589.09.493,7638.88.9+10,095
Vocational226,42119.719.1206,30619.318.8+20,115
No qualification448,57839.036.8452,49742.339.9-3,919
Not stated72,7126.38.590,0508.410.5-17,338
Total persons aged 15+1,149,750100.0100.01,069,762100.0100.0+79,988
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2016 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
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Dominant groups

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

Overall, 54.7% of the population aged 15 and over held educational qualifications, and 39.0% had no qualifications, compared with 54.7% and 36.8% respectively for Australia.

The major difference between the qualifications held by the population of Greater Adelaide and Australia is:

  • A larger percentage of persons with No qualifications (39.0% compared to 36.8%)

Emerging groups

The largest changes in the qualifications of the population in Greater Adelaide between 2016 and 2021 were in those with:

  • Bachelor or Higher degrees (+71,035 persons)
  • Vocational qualifications (+20,115 persons)
  • Advanced Diploma or Diplomas (+10,095 persons)
  • No qualifications (-3,919 persons)

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