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City of BanyuleCommunity profile

North West Precinct

Qualifications

28.8% of people in North West Precinct had a Bachelor or Higher degree qualification in 2021, lower than the City of Banyule. This represents an increase of 912 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, North West Precinct'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
North West Precinct - Persons aged 15+ (Usual residence)20212016Change
Qualification levelNumber%City of Banyule %Number%City of Banyule %2016 to 2021
Bachelor or Higher degree4,55428.837.83,64223.231.8+912
Advanced Diploma or Diploma1,60410.19.91,5599.99.7+45
Vocational2,73117.314.62,80917.915.3-78
No qualification5,96437.732.06,51541.435.2-551
Not stated9646.15.61,1977.68.0-233
Total persons aged 15+15,817100.0100.015,722100.0100.0+95
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 North West Precinct in 2021 compared to the City of Banyule shows that there was a lower 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, 56.2% of the population aged 15 and over held educational qualifications, and 37.7% had no qualifications, compared with 62.3% and 32.0% respectively for the City of Banyule.

The major differences between qualifications held by the population of North West Precinct and the City of Banyule were:

  • A larger percentage of persons with No qualifications (37.7% compared to 32.0%)
  • A larger percentage of persons with Vocational qualifications (17.3% compared to 14.6%)
  • A smaller percentage of persons with Bachelor or Higher degrees (28.8% compared to 37.8%)

Emerging groups

The largest changes in the qualifications of the population in North West Precinct between 2016 and 2021 were in those with:

  • Bachelor or Higher degrees (+912 persons)
  • No qualifications (-551 persons)
  • Vocational qualifications (-78 persons)

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