City of Gosnells
Qualifications
20.5% of people in the City of Gosnells had a Vocational qualification in 2021, higher than Greater Perth. This represents an increase of 6,532 people since 2006.
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 Gosnells's Educational Qualifications help to evaluate the economic opportunities and socio-economic status of the area and identify skill gaps in the labour market.
Derived from the Census question:
'What is the level of the highest qualification the person has completed?'
Persons aged 15 years and over
| Highest qualification achieved | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| City of Gosnells - Persons aged 15+ (Usual residence) | 2021 | 2006 | Change | |||||
| Qualification level | Number | % | Greater Perth % | Number | % | Greater Perth % | 2006 to 2021 | |
| Bachelor or Higher degree | 20,454 | 20.4 | 26.5 | 5001 | 6,122 | 8.6 | 16.1 | +14,332 |
| Advanced Diploma or Diploma | 8,938 | 8.9 | 9.8 | 5002 | 4,662 | 6.5 | 7.9 | +4,276 |
| Vocational | 20,546 | 20.5 | 20.3 | 5003 | 14,014 | 19.6 | 17.1 | +6,532 |
 No qualification | 42,192 | 42.1 | 35.6 | 5004 | 37,255 | 52.2 | 45.5 | +4,937 |
| Not stated | 7,979 | 8.0 | 7.9 | 5005 | 9,320 | 13.1 | 13.4 | -1,341 |
| Total persons aged 15+ | 100,109 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 71,373 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +28,736 | |
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing (opens a new window) 2006 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (opens a new window)(informed decisions).
(Usual residence data)
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Dominant groups
Analysis of the qualifications of the population in the City of Gosnells in 2021 compared to Greater Perth 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, 49.9% of the population aged 15 and over held educational qualifications, and 42.1% had no qualifications, compared with 56.5% and 35.6% respectively for Greater Perth.
The major differences between qualifications held by the population of the City of Gosnells and Greater Perth were:
- A larger percentage of persons with No qualifications (42.1% compared to 35.6%)
- A smaller percentage of persons with Bachelor or Higher degrees (20.4% compared to 26.5%)
Emerging groups
The largest changes in the qualifications of the population in the City of Gosnells between 2006 and 2021 were in those with:
- Bachelor or Higher degrees (+14,332 persons)
- Vocational qualifications (+6,532 persons)
- No qualifications (+4,937 persons)
- Advanced Diploma or Diplomas (+4,276 persons)