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LEARN MORE ABOUT .id40.1% of males in Randwick City had a Bachelor or Higher degree qualification in 2021, lower than Ku-ring-gai Council area. This represents an increase of 8,565 males since 2006.
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, Randwick City'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?'
| Highest qualification achieved | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Randwick City - Males aged 15+ (Usual residence) | 2021 | 2006 | Change | ||||
| Qualification level | Number | % | Ku-ring-gai Council area % | Number | % | Ku-ring-gai Council area % | 2006 to 2021 |
| Bachelor or Higher degree | 21,979 | 40.1 | 55.1 | 13,414 | 26.7 | 44.3 | +8,565 |
| Advanced Diploma or Diploma | 4,133 | 7.5 | 7.7 | 3,266 | 6.5 | 9.3 | +867 |
| Vocational | 8,438 | 15.4 | 8.1 | 7,854 | 15.7 | 10.0 | +584 |
| No qualification | 14,908 | 27.2 | 24.6 | 17,174 | 34.2 | 28.3 | -2,266 |
| Not stated | 5,358 | 9.8 | 4.4 | 8,466 | 16.9 | 8.1 | -3,108 |
| Total persons aged 15+ | 54,816 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 50,174 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +4,642 |
Dominant groups
Analysis of the qualifications of the male population in Randwick City in 2021 compared to Ku-ring-gai Council area shows that there was a lower proportion of males holding formal qualifications (Bachelor or higher degree; Advanced Diploma or Diploma; or Vocational qualifications), and a higher proportion of males with no formal qualifications.
Overall, 63.0% of the male population aged 15 and over held educational qualifications, and 27.2% had no qualifications, compared with 71.0% and 24.6% respectively for Ku-ring-gai Council area.
The major differences between qualifications held by the male population of Randwick City and Ku-ring-gai Council area were:
- A larger percentage of males with Vocational qualifications (15.4% compared to 8.1%)
- A larger percentage of males with No qualifications (27.2% compared to 24.6%)
- A smaller percentage of males with Bachelor or Higher degrees (40.1% compared to 55.1%)
Emerging groups
The largest changes in the qualifications of the male population in Randwick City between 2006 and 2021 were in those with:
- Bachelor or Higher degrees (+8,565 males)
- No qualifications (-2,266 males)
- Advanced Diploma or Diplomas (+867 males)
- Vocational qualifications (+584 males)
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