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Thornbury (East)

Qualifications

48.7% of females in Thornbury (East) had a Bachelor or Higher degree qualification in 2021, lower than Thornbury (West). This represents an increase of 516 females 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, Thornbury (East)'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
Thornbury (East) - Females aged 15+ (Usual residence)20212016Change
Qualification levelNumber%Thornbury (West) %Number%Thornbury (West) %2016 to 2021
Bachelor or Higher degree2,50748.754.21,99141.547.9+516
Advanced Diploma or Diploma4649.08.63978.39.1+67
Vocational3887.56.83858.06.9+3
No qualification1,47028.524.51,59733.327.4-127
Not stated3206.26.04238.88.7-103
Total persons aged 15+5,149100.0100.04,793100.0100.0+356
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 female population in Thornbury (East) in 2021 compared to Thornbury (West) shows that there was a lower proportion of females holding formal qualifications (Bachelor or higher degree; Advanced Diploma or Diploma; or Vocational qualifications), and a higher proportion of females with no formal qualifications.

Overall, 65.2% of the female population aged 15 and over held educational qualifications, and 28.5% had no qualifications, compared with 69.5% and 24.5% respectively for Thornbury (West).

The major differences between qualifications held by the female population of Thornbury (East) and Thornbury (West) were:

  • A larger percentage of females with No qualifications (28.5% compared to 24.5%)
  • A smaller percentage of females with Bachelor or Higher degrees (48.7% compared to 54.2%)

Emerging groups

The largest changes in the qualifications of the female population in Thornbury (East) between 2016 and 2021 were in those with:

  • Bachelor or Higher degrees (+516 females)
  • No qualifications (-127 females)
  • Advanced Diploma or Diplomas (+67 females)

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