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LEARN MORE ABOUT .id52.3% of females in the City of Boroondara had a Bachelor or Higher degree qualification in 2021, higher than Greater Melbourne. This represents an increase of 17,931 females 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 Boroondara's Educational Qualifications help to evaluate the economic opportunities and socio-economic status of the area and identify skill gaps in the labour market.
Q:
Derived from the Census question:
'What is the level of the highest qualification the person has completed?'
Dominant groups
Analysis of the qualifications of the female population in the City of Boroondara in 2021 compared to Greater Melbourne shows that there was a higher proportion of females holding formal qualifications (Bachelor or higher degree; Advanced Diploma or Diploma; or Vocational qualifications), and a lower proportion of females with no formal qualifications.
Overall, 67.6% of the female population aged 15 and over held educational qualifications, and 26.8% had no qualifications, compared with 56.8% and 35.8% respectively for Greater Melbourne.
The major differences between qualifications held by the female population of the City of Boroondara and Greater Melbourne were:
- A larger percentage of females with Bachelor or Higher degrees (52.3% compared to 35.0%)
- A smaller percentage of females with No qualifications (26.8% compared to 35.8%)
- A smaller percentage of females with Vocational qualifications (5.6% compared to 11.1%)
- A smaller percentage of females with Advanced Diploma or Diplomas (9.6% compared to 10.8%)
Emerging groups
The largest changes in the qualifications of the female population in the City of Boroondara between 2001 and 2021 were in those with:
- Bachelor or Higher degrees (+17,931 females)
- No qualifications (-7,395 females)
- Advanced Diploma or Diplomas (+886 females)
- Vocational qualifications (+115 females)
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