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LEARN MORE ABOUT .id24.2% of males in Western Sydney (LGA) had a Bachelor or Higher degree qualification in 2021, higher than Australia. This represents an increase of 71,095 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, Western Sydney (LGA)'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 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Western Sydney (LGA) - Males aged 15+ (Usual residence) | 2021 | 2016 | Change | ||||
| Qualification level | Number | % | Australia % | Number | % | Australia % | 2016 to 2021 |
| Bachelor or Higher degree | 246,845 | 24.2 | 23.6 | 175,750 | 19.6 | 19.9 | +71,095 |
| Advanced Diploma or Diploma | 83,732 | 8.2 | 8.1 | 70,609 | 7.9 | 7.6 | +13,123 |
| Vocational | 199,239 | 19.5 | 23.7 | 189,762 | 21.1 | 24.2 | +9,477 |
| No qualification | 403,723 | 39.5 | 36.0 | 380,736 | 42.4 | 37.8 | +22,987 |
| Not stated | 87,808 | 8.6 | 8.5 | 81,436 | 9.1 | 10.5 | +6,372 |
| Total persons aged 15+ | 1,021,347 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 898,293 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +123,054 |
Dominant groups
Analysis of the qualifications of the male population in Western Sydney (LGA) in 2021 compared to Australia 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, 51.9% of the male population aged 15 and over held educational qualifications, and 39.5% had no qualifications, compared with 55.4% and 36.0% respectively for Australia.
The major differences between qualifications held by the male population of Western Sydney (LGA) and Australia were:
- A larger percentage of males with No qualifications (39.5% compared to 36.0%)
- A smaller percentage of males with Vocational qualifications (19.5% compared to 23.7%)
Emerging groups
The largest changes in the qualifications of the male population in Western Sydney (LGA) between 2016 and 2021 were in those with:
- Bachelor or Higher degrees (+71,095 males)
- No qualifications (+22,987 males)
- Advanced Diploma or Diplomas (+13,123 males)
- Vocational qualifications (+9,477 males)
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