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Urban Bendigo

Qualifications

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22.4% of people in Urban Bendigo had a Vocational qualification in 2021, lower than the City of Greater Bendigo. This represents an increase of 1,882 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, Urban Bendigo'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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Derived from the Census question:

'What is the level of the highest qualification the person has completed?'

Refers to:

Persons aged 15 years and over

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Highest qualification achieved
Urban Bendigo - Persons aged 15+ (Usual residence)20212016Change
Qualification levelNumber%City of Greater Bendigo %Number%City of Greater Bendigo %2016 to 2021
Bachelor or Higher degree16,28320.219.712,19516.616.3+4,087
Advanced Diploma or Diploma7,3279.19.15,9028.08.2+1,425
Vocational18,06222.422.816,18022.022.4+1,882
No qualification32,28040.039.630,96242.241.9+1,318
Not stated6,7208.38.88,15611.111.2-1,436
Total persons aged 15+80,672100.0100.073,396100.0100.0+7,276
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2016 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
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Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing, 2021 (Usual residence data). Compiled and presented in profile.id by .id (informed decisions).
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing, 2016 and 2021 (Usual residence data). Compiled and presented in profile.id by .id (informed decisions).

Dominant groups

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

Overall, 51.7% of the population aged 15 and over held educational qualifications, and 40.0% had no qualifications, compared with 51.7% and 39.6% respectively for the City of Greater Bendigo.

There were no major differences between Urban Bendigo and City of Greater Bendigo in 2021.

Emerging groups

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

  • Bachelor or Higher degrees (+4,087 persons)
  • Vocational qualifications (+1,882 persons)
  • Advanced Diploma or Diplomas (+1,425 persons)
  • No qualifications (+1,318 persons)

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