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LEARN MORE ABOUT .id19.8% of people in the City of Brimbank had a Bachelor or Higher degree qualification in 2021, higher than Kealba. This represents an increase of 22,195 people 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 Brimbank'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?'
Dominant groups
Analysis of the qualifications of the population in the City of Brimbank in 2021 compared to Kealba shows that there was a lower proportion of people holding formal qualifications (Bachelor or higher degree; Advanced Diploma or Diploma; or Vocational qualifications), and a higher proportion of people with no formal qualifications.
Overall, 42.6% of the population aged 15 and over held educational qualifications, and 48.3% had no qualifications, compared with 47.3% and 45.3% respectively for Kealba.
The major differences between qualifications held by the population of the City of Brimbank and Kealba were:
- A larger percentage of persons with No qualifications (48.3% compared to 45.3%)
- A smaller percentage of persons with Vocational qualifications (14.6% compared to 18.0%)
- A smaller percentage of persons with Advanced Diploma or Diplomas (8.2% compared to 9.6%)
Emerging groups
The largest changes in the qualifications of the population in the City of Brimbank between 2001 and 2021 were in those with:
- Bachelor or Higher degrees (+22,195 persons)
- Advanced Diploma or Diplomas (+7,844 persons)
- Vocational qualifications (+6,976 persons)
- No qualifications (-3,115 persons)
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