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Birrong - Regents Park - Potts Hill

Qualifications

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25.5% of people in Birrong - Regents Park - Potts Hill had a Bachelor or Higher degree qualification in 2021, higher than Panania - East Hills. This represents an increase of 918 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, Birrong - Regents Park - Potts Hill'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?'

Highest qualification achieved
Birrong - Regents Park - Potts Hill - Persons aged 15+ (Usual residence)20212001Change
Qualification levelNumber%Panania - East Hills %Number%Panania - East Hills %2001 to 2021
Bachelor or Higher degree1,13525.524.92168.29.2+918
Advanced Diploma or Diploma4029.010.21294.95.3+272
Vocational53212.017.837314.120.5+159
No qualification1,99244.840.61,45955.354.2+532
Not stated3858.76.545917.410.8-75
Total persons aged 15+4,446100.0100.02,639100.0100.0+1,807
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2001 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
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Dominant groups

Analysis of the qualifications of the population in Birrong - Regents Park - Potts Hill in 2021 compared to Panania - East Hills 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, 46.5% of the population aged 15 and over held educational qualifications, and 44.8% had no qualifications, compared with 52.9% and 40.6% respectively for Panania - East Hills.

The major differences between qualifications held by the population of Birrong - Regents Park - Potts Hill and Panania - East Hills were:

  • A larger percentage of persons with No qualifications (44.8% compared to 40.6%)
  • A smaller percentage of persons with Vocational qualifications (12.0% compared to 17.8%)
  • A smaller percentage of persons with Advanced Diploma or Diplomas (9.0% compared to 10.2%)

Emerging groups

The largest changes in the qualifications of the population in Birrong - Regents Park - Potts Hill between 2001 and 2021 were in those with:

  • Bachelor or Higher degrees (+918 persons)
  • No qualifications (+532 persons)
  • Advanced Diploma or Diplomas (+272 persons)
  • Vocational qualifications (+159 persons)

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