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Carrum Downs

Qualifications

20.3% of females in Carrum Downs had a Vocational qualification in 2021, higher than Frankston City. This represents an increase of 276 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, Carrum Downs'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
Carrum Downs - Females aged 15+ (Usual residence)20212016Change
Qualification levelNumber%Frankston City %Number%Frankston City %2016 to 2021
Bachelor or Higher degree1,68418.322.41,07812.617.0+606
Advanced Diploma or Diploma1,13312.313.193010.911.8+203
Vocational1,86420.317.31,58818.617.0+276
No qualification3,77441.138.83,92846.143.3-154
Not stated7307.98.41,00011.711.0-270
Total persons aged 15+9,185100.0100.08,524100.0100.0+661
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 Carrum Downs in 2021 compared to Frankston City 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, 51.0% of the female population aged 15 and over held educational qualifications, and 41.1% had no qualifications, compared with 52.8% and 38.8% respectively for Frankston City.

The major differences between qualifications held by the female population of Carrum Downs and Frankston City were:

  • A larger percentage of females with Vocational qualifications (20.3% compared to 17.3%)
  • A larger percentage of females with No qualifications (41.1% compared to 38.8%)
  • A smaller percentage of females with Bachelor or Higher degrees (18.3% compared to 22.4%)

Emerging groups

The largest changes in the qualifications of the female population in Carrum Downs between 2016 and 2021 were in those with:

  • Bachelor or Higher degrees (+606 females)
  • Vocational qualifications (+276 females)
  • Advanced Diploma or Diplomas (+203 females)
  • No qualifications (-154 females)

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