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City of Bayside

Qualifications

44.0% of people in the City of Bayside had a Bachelor or Higher degree qualification in 2021, lower than Boyd Ward. This represents an increase of 19,010 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, the City of Bayside'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
City of Bayside - Persons aged 15+ (Usual residence)20212001Change
Qualification levelNumber%Boyd Ward %Number%Boyd Ward %2001 to 2021
Bachelor or Higher degree36,77544.045.817,76525.726.7+19,010
Advanced Diploma or Diploma8,82310.610.76,3979.29.5+2,426
Vocational8,2109.89.47,63711.010.7+573
No qualification24,59129.427.529,32342.342.4-4,732
Not stated5,2276.36.68,13411.710.6-2,907
Total persons aged 15+83,626100.0100.069,256100.0100.0+14,370
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2001 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
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Dominant groups

Analysis of the qualifications of the population in the City of Bayside in 2021 compared to Boyd Ward 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, 64.3% of the population aged 15 and over held educational qualifications, and 29.4% had no qualifications, compared with 65.8% and 27.5% respectively for Boyd Ward.

The major differences between qualifications held by the population of the City of Bayside and Boyd Ward were:

  • A larger percentage of persons with No qualifications (29.4% compared to 27.5%)
  • A smaller percentage of persons with Bachelor or Higher degrees (44.0% compared to 45.8%)

Emerging groups

The largest changes in the qualifications of the population in the City of Bayside between 2001 and 2021 were in those with:

  • Bachelor or Higher degrees (+19,010 persons)
  • No qualifications (-4,732 persons)
  • Advanced Diploma or Diplomas (+2,426 persons)
  • Vocational qualifications (+573 persons)

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