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LEARN MORE ABOUT .id32.8% of females in the City of Maroondah had a Bachelor or Higher degree qualification in 2021, lower than Ringwood Metropolitan Activity Centre. This represents an increase of 6,772 females since 2011.
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 Maroondah's Educational Qualifications help to evaluate the economic opportunities and socio-economic status of the area and identify skill gaps in the labour market.
Q:
Derived from the Census question:
'What is the level of the highest qualification the person has completed?'
Dominant groups
Analysis of the qualifications of the female population in the City of Maroondah in 2021 compared to Ringwood Metropolitan Activity Centre 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, 57.8% of the female population aged 15 and over held educational qualifications, and 35.9% had no qualifications, compared with 65.4% and 28.0% respectively for Ringwood Metropolitan Activity Centre.
The major differences between qualifications held by the female population of the City of Maroondah and Ringwood Metropolitan Activity Centre were:
- A larger percentage of females with No qualifications (35.9% compared to 28.0%)
- A smaller percentage of females with Bachelor or Higher degrees (32.8% compared to 39.2%)
- A smaller percentage of females with Advanced Diploma or Diplomas (12.1% compared to 13.4%)
Emerging groups
The largest changes in the qualifications of the female population in the City of Maroondah between 2011 and 2021 were in those with:
- Bachelor or Higher degrees (+6,772 females)
- No qualifications (-2,556 females)
- Advanced Diploma or Diplomas (+1,292 females)
- Vocational qualifications (+815 females)
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