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Frankston Heights

Qualifications

23.0% of females in Frankston Heights had a Bachelor or Higher degree qualification in 2021, higher than Frankston City. This represents an increase of 335 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, Frankston Heights'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 Heights - Females aged 15+ (Usual residence)20212016Change
Qualification levelNumber%Frankston City %Number%Frankston City %2016 to 2021
Bachelor or Higher degree1,25223.022.491717.117.0+335
Advanced Diploma or Diploma72313.313.162411.611.8+99
Vocational94217.317.391617.117.0+25
No qualification2,10838.738.82,31543.243.3-208
Not stated4237.88.458610.911.0-163
Total persons aged 15+5,448100.0100.05,359100.0100.0+88
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 Frankston Heights in 2021 compared to Frankston City shows that there was a higher proportion of females holding formal qualifications (Bachelor or higher degree; Advanced Diploma or Diploma; or Vocational qualifications), and a similar proportion of females with no formal qualifications.

Overall, 53.5% of the female population aged 15 and over held educational qualifications, and 38.7% had no qualifications, compared with 52.8% and 38.8% respectively for Frankston City.

There were no major differences between Frankston Heights and Frankston City in 2021.

Emerging groups

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

  • Bachelor or Higher degrees (+335 females)
  • No qualifications (-208 females)
  • Advanced Diploma or Diplomas (+99 females)

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