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LEARN MORE ABOUT .id37.8% of males in the City of Merri-bek had a Bachelor or Higher degree qualification in 2021, higher than Pascoe Vale South. This represents an increase of 18,589 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, the City of Merri-bek'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 male population in the City of Merri-bek in 2021 compared to Pascoe Vale South shows that there was a higher proportion of males holding formal qualifications (Bachelor or higher degree; Advanced Diploma or Diploma; or Vocational qualifications), and a lower proportion of males with no formal qualifications.
Overall, 61.5% of the male population aged 15 and over held educational qualifications, and 31.6% had no qualifications, compared with 59.8% and 35.3% respectively for Pascoe Vale South.
The major differences between qualifications held by the male population of the City of Merri-bek and Pascoe Vale South were:
- A larger percentage of males with Bachelor or Higher degrees (37.8% compared to 33.4%)
- A smaller percentage of males with No qualifications (31.6% compared to 35.3%)
- A smaller percentage of males with Vocational qualifications (15.1% compared to 17.6%)
Emerging groups
The largest changes in the qualifications of the male population in the City of Merri-bek between 2001 and 2021 were in those with:
- Bachelor or Higher degrees (+18,589 males)
- No qualifications (-5,208 males)
- Advanced Diploma or Diplomas (+3,481 males)
- Vocational qualifications (+1,447 males)
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