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LEARN MORE ABOUT .id21.2% of males in the Sunshine District had a Bachelor or Higher degree qualification in 2021, higher than the Deer Park District. This represents an increase of 1,229 males 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, the Sunshine District'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 male population in the Sunshine District in 2021 compared to the Deer Park District shows that there was a similar proportion of males holding formal qualifications (Bachelor or higher degree; Advanced Diploma or Diploma; or Vocational qualifications), and a lower proportion of males with no formal qualifications.
Overall, 44.0% of the male population aged 15 and over held educational qualifications, and 46.0% had no qualifications, compared with 43.6% and 47.7% respectively for the Deer Park District.
The major differences between qualifications held by the male population of the Sunshine District and the Deer Park District were:
- A larger percentage of males with Bachelor or Higher degrees (21.2% compared to 18.6%)
- A smaller percentage of males with Vocational qualifications (15.6% compared to 17.3%)
- A smaller percentage of males with No qualifications (46.0% compared to 47.7%)
Emerging groups
The largest changes in the qualifications of the male population in the Sunshine District between 2016 and 2021 were in those with:
- Bachelor or Higher degrees (+1,229 males)
- No qualifications (-897 males)
- Vocational qualifications (-98 males)
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