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Deer Park District

Qualifications

20.6% of people in the Deer Park District had a Bachelor or Higher degree qualification in 2021, higher than the City of Brimbank. This represents an increase of 1,109 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, the Deer Park 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.

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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
Deer Park District - Persons aged 15+ (Usual residence)20212016Change
Qualification levelNumber%City of Brimbank %Number%City of Brimbank %2016 to 2021
Bachelor or Higher degree6,87420.619.85,76518.016.0+1,109
Advanced Diploma or Diploma2,8498.58.22,6248.28.0+225
Vocational4,79914.414.64,86415.215.0-65
No qualification16,07648.248.315,74749.251.0+329
Not stated2,7728.39.03,0299.510.1-257
Total persons aged 15+33,370100.0100.032,029100.0100.0+1,341
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 the Deer Park District in 2021 compared to the City of Brimbank 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 similar proportion of people with no formal qualifications.

Overall, 43.5% of the population aged 15 and over held educational qualifications, and 48.2% had no qualifications, compared with 42.6% and 48.3% respectively for the City of Brimbank.

There were no major differences between Deer Park District and City of Brimbank in 2021.

Emerging groups

The largest changes in the qualifications of the population in the Deer Park District between 2016 and 2021 were in those with:

  • Bachelor or Higher degrees (+1,109 persons)
  • No qualifications (+329 persons)
  • Advanced Diploma or Diplomas (+225 persons)
  • Vocational qualifications (-65 persons)

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