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Upper Ferntree Gully

Qualifications

31.0% of males in Upper Ferntree Gully had a Vocational qualification in 2021, lower than The Basin. This represents an increase of 10 males 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, Upper Ferntree Gully'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
Upper Ferntree Gully - Males aged 15+ (Usual residence)20212001Change
Qualification levelNumber%The Basin %Number%The Basin %2001 to 2021
Bachelor or Higher degree17417.017.09710.39.7+77
Advanced Diploma or Diploma1009.89.6535.66.4+47
Vocational31731.033.330732.531.4+10
No qualification35034.234.042444.946.1-74
Not stated817.96.0636.76.4+18
Total persons aged 15+1,022100.0100.0944100.0100.0+78
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 male population in Upper Ferntree Gully in 2021 compared to The Basin shows that there was a lower proportion of males holding formal qualifications (Bachelor or higher degree; Advanced Diploma or Diploma; or Vocational qualifications), and a similar proportion of males with no formal qualifications.

Overall, 57.8% of the male population aged 15 and over held educational qualifications, and 34.2% had no qualifications, compared with 60.0% and 34.0% respectively for The Basin.

The major difference between the qualifications held by the male population of Upper Ferntree Gully and The Basin is:

  • A smaller percentage of males with Vocational qualifications (31.0% compared to 33.3%)

Emerging groups

The largest changes in the qualifications of the male population in Upper Ferntree Gully between 2001 and 2021 were in those with:

  • Bachelor or Higher degrees (+77 males)
  • No qualifications (-74 males)

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