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City of Glen EiraCommunity profile

City of Glen Eira

Qualifications

47.9% of females in the City of Glen Eira had a Bachelor or Higher degree qualification in 2021, lower than Glen Huntly. This represents an increase of 18,311 females 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, the City of Glen Eira'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
City of Glen Eira - Females aged 15+ (Usual residence)20212001Change
Qualification levelNumber%Glen Huntly %Number%Glen Huntly %2001 to 2021
Bachelor or Higher degree30,63747.952.912,32623.823.7+18,311
Advanced Diploma or Diploma6,67810.411.14,4858.79.1+2,193
Vocational4,9827.87.23,7367.28.1+1,245
No qualification17,44527.321.224,15946.645.7-6,714
Not stated4,2526.67.77,13513.813.4-2,883
Total persons aged 15+63,994100.0100.051,842100.0100.0+12,152
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 female population in the City of Glen Eira in 2021 compared to Glen Huntly 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, 66.1% of the female population aged 15 and over held educational qualifications, and 27.3% had no qualifications, compared with 71.2% and 21.2% respectively for Glen Huntly.

The major differences between qualifications held by the female population of the City of Glen Eira and Glen Huntly were:

  • A larger percentage of females with No qualifications (27.3% compared to 21.2%)
  • A smaller percentage of females with Bachelor or Higher degrees (47.9% compared to 52.9%)

Emerging groups

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

  • Bachelor or Higher degrees (+18,311 females)
  • No qualifications (-6,714 females)
  • Advanced Diploma or Diplomas (+2,193 females)
  • Vocational qualifications (+1,245 females)

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