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Burnside - Burnside Heights

Qualifications

28.9% of females in Burnside - Burnside Heights had a Bachelor or Higher degree qualification in 2021, higher than Ravenhall. This represents an increase of 690 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, Burnside - Burnside Heights'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
Burnside - Burnside Heights - Females aged 15+ (Usual residence)20212011Change
Qualification levelNumber%Ravenhall %Number%Ravenhall %2011 to 2021
Bachelor or Higher degree1,35628.91.366618.20.0+690
Advanced Diploma or Diploma4449.4--3008.20.1+143
Vocational55511.8--46212.60.1+92
No qualification2,02343.063.41,76448.20.6+258
Not stated3226.935.346612.799.2-144
Total persons aged 15+4,700100.0100.03,660100.0100.0+1,040
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2011 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
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Dominant groups

Analysis of the qualifications of the female population in Burnside - Burnside Heights in 2021 compared to Ravenhall shows that there was a higher proportion of females holding formal qualifications (Bachelor or higher degree; Advanced Diploma or Diploma; or Vocational qualifications), and a lower proportion of females with no formal qualifications.

Overall, 50.1% of the female population aged 15 and over held educational qualifications, and 43.0% had no qualifications, compared with 1.3% and 63.4% respectively for Ravenhall.

The major differences between qualifications held by the female population of Burnside - Burnside Heights and Ravenhall were:

  • A larger percentage of females with Bachelor or Higher degrees (28.9% compared to 1.3%)
  • A larger percentage of females with Vocational qualifications (11.8% compared to 0.0%)
  • A larger percentage of females with Advanced Diploma or Diplomas (9.4% compared to 0.0%)
  • A smaller percentage of females with No qualifications (43.0% compared to 63.4%)

Emerging groups

The largest changes in the qualifications of the female population in Burnside - Burnside Heights between 2011 and 2021 were in those with:

  • Bachelor or Higher degrees (+690 females)
  • No qualifications (+258 females)
  • Advanced Diploma or Diplomas (+143 females)
  • Vocational qualifications (+92 females)

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