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Taylors Ward

Qualifications

20.4% of people in Taylors Ward had a Bachelor or Higher degree qualification in 2021, higher than Delahey. This represents an increase of 1,422 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, Taylors Ward'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
Taylors Ward - Persons aged 15+ (Usual residence)20212016Change
Qualification levelNumber%Delahey %Number%Delahey %2016 to 2021
Bachelor or Higher degree8,31920.415.66,89616.913.0+1,422
Advanced Diploma or Diploma3,6579.07.43,5828.87.6+75
Vocational7,11917.516.77,06517.316.9+54
No qualification18,85046.352.519,68748.354.1-838
Not stated2,7926.97.83,4958.68.3-703
Total persons aged 15+40,737100.0100.040,727100.0100.0+9
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 Taylors Ward in 2021 compared to Delahey shows that there was a higher proportion of people holding formal qualifications (Bachelor or higher degree; Advanced Diploma or Diploma; or Vocational qualifications), and a lower proportion of people with no formal qualifications.

Overall, 46.9% of the population aged 15 and over held educational qualifications, and 46.3% had no qualifications, compared with 39.8% and 52.5% respectively for Delahey.

The major differences between qualifications held by the population of Taylors Ward and Delahey were:

  • A larger percentage of persons with Bachelor or Higher degrees (20.4% compared to 15.6%)
  • A larger percentage of persons with Advanced Diploma or Diplomas (9.0% compared to 7.4%)
  • A smaller percentage of persons with No qualifications (46.3% compared to 52.5%)

Emerging groups

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

  • Bachelor or Higher degrees (+1,422 persons)
  • No qualifications (-838 persons)
  • Advanced Diploma or Diplomas (+75 persons)
  • Vocational qualifications (+54 persons)

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