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LEARN MORE ABOUT .id19.5% of females in Sunshine West had a Bachelor or Higher degree qualification in 2021, lower than the City of Brimbank. This represents an increase of 271 females 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, Sunshine West'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 Sunshine West in 2021 compared to the City of Brimbank shows that there was a lower proportion of females holding formal qualifications (Bachelor or higher degree; Advanced Diploma or Diploma; or Vocational qualifications), and a higher proportion of females with no formal qualifications.
Overall, 38.2% of the female population aged 15 and over held educational qualifications, and 52.8% had no qualifications, compared with 41.4% and 49.7% respectively for the City of Brimbank.
The major differences between qualifications held by the female population of Sunshine West and the City of Brimbank were:
- A larger percentage of females with No qualifications (52.8% compared to 49.7%)
- A smaller percentage of females with Bachelor or Higher degrees (19.5% compared to 21.3%)
Emerging groups
The largest changes in the qualifications of the female population in Sunshine West between 2016 and 2021 were in those with:
- Bachelor or Higher degrees (+271 females)
- No qualifications (-227 females)
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