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LEARN MORE ABOUT .id56.1% of males in Woollahra Municipality had a Bachelor or Higher degree qualification in 2021, lower than North Sydney Council area. This represents an increase of 1,211 males 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, Woollahra Municipality'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 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Woollahra Municipality - Males aged 15+ (Usual residence) | 2021 | 2016 | Change | ||||
| Qualification level | Number | % | North Sydney Council area % | Number | % | North Sydney Council area % | 2016 to 2021 |
| Bachelor or Higher degree | 11,767 | 56.1 | 59.1 | 10,556 | 50.3 | 53.5 | +1,211 |
| Advanced Diploma or Diploma | 1,445 | 6.9 | 8.4 | 1,407 | 6.7 | 8.5 | +38 |
| Vocational | 1,578 | 7.5 | 8.6 | 1,703 | 8.1 | 8.6 | -125 |
| No qualification | 4,632 | 22.1 | 17.6 | 4,817 | 22.9 | 18.9 | -185 |
| Not stated | 1,556 | 7.4 | 6.3 | 2,516 | 12.0 | 10.4 | -960 |
| Total persons aged 15+ | 20,978 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 20,999 | 100.0 | 100.0 | -21 |
Dominant groups
Analysis of the qualifications of the male population in Woollahra Municipality in 2021 compared to North Sydney 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, 70.5% of the male population aged 15 and over held educational qualifications, and 22.1% had no qualifications, compared with 76.1% and 17.6% respectively for North Sydney Council area.
The major differences between qualifications held by the male population of Woollahra Municipality and North Sydney Council area were:
- A larger percentage of males with No qualifications (22.1% compared to 17.6%)
- A smaller percentage of males with Bachelor or Higher degrees (56.1% compared to 59.1%)
- A smaller percentage of males with Advanced Diploma or Diplomas (6.9% compared to 8.4%)
- A smaller percentage of males with Vocational qualifications (7.5% compared to 8.6%)
Emerging groups
The largest changes in the qualifications of the male population in Woollahra Municipality between 2016 and 2021 were in those with:
- Bachelor or Higher degrees (+1,211 males)
- No qualifications (-185 males)
- Vocational qualifications (-125 males)
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