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Keilor Downs

Qualifications

20.0% of females in Keilor Downs had a Bachelor or Higher degree qualification in 2021, higher than Sunshine West. This represents an increase of 375 females since 2006.

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, Keilor Downs'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
Keilor Downs - Females aged 15+ (Usual residence)20212006Change
Qualification levelNumber%Sunshine West %Number%Sunshine West %2006 to 2021
Bachelor or Higher degree86420.019.548910.88.5+375
Advanced Diploma or Diploma3969.28.32986.64.4+98
Vocational54912.710.44129.16.5+136
No qualification2,18450.752.82,75360.665.5-570
Not stated3177.49.059213.015.2-275
Total persons aged 15+4,310100.0100.04,546100.0100.0-236
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2006 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
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Dominant groups

Analysis of the qualifications of the female population in Keilor Downs in 2021 compared to Sunshine West 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, 42.0% of the female population aged 15 and over held educational qualifications, and 50.7% had no qualifications, compared with 38.2% and 52.8% respectively for Sunshine West.

The major differences between qualifications held by the female population of Keilor Downs and Sunshine West were:

  • A larger percentage of females with Vocational qualifications (12.7% compared to 10.4%)
  • A smaller percentage of females with No qualifications (50.7% compared to 52.8%)

Emerging groups

The largest changes in the qualifications of the female population in Keilor Downs between 2006 and 2021 were in those with:

  • No qualifications (-570 females)
  • Bachelor or Higher degrees (+375 females)
  • Vocational qualifications (+136 females)
  • Advanced Diploma or Diplomas (+98 females)

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