City of Melton
Qualifications
20.6% of people in the City of Melton had a Vocational qualification in 2016, lower than Harkness. This represents an increase of 4,811 people 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 Melton'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 Melton - Persons aged 15+ (Usual residence) | 2016 | 2011 | Change | |||||
| Qualification level | Number | % | Harkness % | Number | % | Harkness % | 2011 to 2016 | |
| Bachelor or Higher degree | 16,327 | 16.0 | 11.7 | 5001 | 11,107 | 13.5 | 10.0 | +5,220 |
| Advanced Diploma or Diploma | 9,319 | 9.1 | 9.7 | 5002 | 6,099 | 7.4 | 7.4 | +3,220 |
| Vocational | 21,008 | 20.6 | 24.8 | 5003 | 16,197 | 19.7 | 23.7 | +4,811 |
| No qualification | 45,096 | 44.2 | 43.2 | 5004 | 39,585 | 48.1 | 48.6 | +5,511 |
| Not stated | 10,350 | 10.1 | 10.6 | 5005 | 9,272 | 11.3 | 10.3 | +1,078 |
| Total persons aged 15+ | 102,100 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 82,260 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +19,840 | |
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing (opens a new window) 2011 and 2016. 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 Melton in 2016 compared to Harkness 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, 45.7% of the population aged 15 and over held educational qualifications, and 44.2% had no qualifications, compared with 46.2% and 43.2% respectively for Harkness.
The major differences between qualifications held by the population of the City of Melton and Harkness were:
- A larger percentage of persons with Bachelor or Higher degrees (16.0% compared to 11.7%)
- A larger percentage of persons with No qualifications (44.2% compared to 43.2%)
- A smaller percentage of persons with Vocational qualifications (20.6% compared to 24.8%)
Emerging groups
The largest changes in the qualifications of the population in the City of Melton between 2011 and 2016 were in those with:
- No qualifications (+5,511 persons)
- Bachelor or Higher degrees (+5,220 persons)
- Vocational qualifications (+4,811 persons)
- Advanced Diploma or Diplomas (+3,220 persons)