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Bass Coast ShireCommunity profile

Bass Coast Shire

Qualifications

21.0% of females in Bass Coast Shire had a Bachelor or Higher degree qualification in 2021, lower than Regional VIC. This represents an increase of 1,520 females 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, Bass Coast Shire'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
Bass Coast Shire - Females aged 15+ (Usual residence)20212016Change
Qualification levelNumber%Regional VIC %Number%Regional VIC %2016 to 2021
Bachelor or Higher degree3,76821.021.82,24815.717.4+1,520
Advanced Diploma or Diploma2,11611.811.01,54910.810.0+567
Vocational2,82415.716.62,16615.115.6+658
No qualification7,23540.340.76,40444.844.6+831
Not stated2,01311.210.01,93513.512.3+78
Total persons aged 15+17,956100.0100.014,302100.0100.0+3,654
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 female population in Bass Coast Shire in 2021 compared to Regional VIC shows that there was a lower proportion of females holding formal qualifications (Bachelor or higher degree; Advanced Diploma or Diploma; or Vocational qualifications), and a similar proportion of females with no formal qualifications.

Overall, 48.5% of the female population aged 15 and over held educational qualifications, and 40.3% had no qualifications, compared with 49.3% and 40.7% respectively for Regional VIC.

There were no major differences between Bass Coast Shire and Regional VIC in 2021.

Emerging groups

The largest changes in the qualifications of the female population in Bass Coast Shire between 2016 and 2021 were in those with:

  • Bachelor or Higher degrees (+1,520 females)
  • No qualifications (+831 females)
  • Vocational qualifications (+658 females)
  • Advanced Diploma or Diplomas (+567 females)

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