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Frankston City

Qualifications

23.4% of people in Frankston City had a Vocational qualification in 2021, higher than Greater Melbourne. This represents an increase of 10,803 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, Frankston 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.

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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
Frankston City - Persons aged 15+ (Usual residence)20212001Change
Qualification levelNumber%Greater Melbourne %Number%Greater Melbourne %2001 to 2021
Bachelor or Higher degree21,18818.732.86,7667.816.1+14,422
Advanced Diploma or Diploma12,69111.210.04,9505.76.5+7,741
Vocational26,55823.414.815,75518.113.9+10,803
No qualification43,73938.635.249,07556.552.1-5,336
Not stated9,2728.27.210,36811.911.3-1,096
Total persons aged 15+113,448100.0100.086,914100.0100.0+26,534
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 Frankston City in 2021 compared to Greater Melbourne 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, 53.3% of the population aged 15 and over held educational qualifications, and 38.6% had no qualifications, compared with 57.6% and 35.2% respectively for Greater Melbourne.

The major differences between qualifications held by the population of Frankston City and Greater Melbourne were:

  • A larger percentage of persons with Vocational qualifications (23.4% compared to 14.8%)
  • A larger percentage of persons with No qualifications (38.6% compared to 35.2%)
  • A larger percentage of persons with Advanced Diploma or Diplomas (11.2% compared to 10.0%)
  • A smaller percentage of persons with Bachelor or Higher degrees (18.7% compared to 32.8%)

Emerging groups

The largest changes in the qualifications of the population in Frankston City between 2001 and 2021 were in those with:

  • Bachelor or Higher degrees (+14,422 persons)
  • Vocational qualifications (+10,803 persons)
  • Advanced Diploma or Diplomas (+7,741 persons)
  • No qualifications (-5,336 persons)

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