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LEARN MORE ABOUT .id39.6% of females in Coburg North had a Bachelor or Higher degree qualification in 2021, lower than Oak Park. This represents an increase of 987 females 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, Coburg North'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 Coburg North in 2021 compared to Oak Park 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, 57.9% of the female population aged 15 and over held educational qualifications, and 33.9% had no qualifications, compared with 61.4% and 32.3% respectively for Oak Park.
The major differences between qualifications held by the female population of Coburg North and Oak Park were:
- A larger percentage of females with No qualifications (33.9% compared to 32.3%)
- A smaller percentage of females with Advanced Diploma or Diplomas (9.9% compared to 11.3%)
- A smaller percentage of females with Bachelor or Higher degrees (39.6% compared to 40.9%)
Emerging groups
The largest changes in the qualifications of the female population in Coburg North between 2006 and 2021 were in those with:
- Bachelor or Higher degrees (+987 females)
- No qualifications (-274 females)
- Advanced Diploma or Diplomas (+192 females)
- Vocational qualifications (+94 females)
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