idc-logo
svg rectangle color
City of Merri-bekCommunity profile

City of Merri-bek

Qualifications

44.1% of females in the City of Merri-bek had a Bachelor or Higher degree qualification in 2021, higher than Hadfield. This represents an increase of 7,802 females since 2016.

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.

Learn more about planning education provision here.

Q:

Derived from the Census question:

'What is the level of the highest qualification the person has completed?'

Highest qualification achieved
City of Merri-bek - Females aged 15+ (Usual residence)20212016Change
Qualification levelNumber%Hadfield %Number%Hadfield %2016 to 2021
Bachelor or Higher degree33,01244.126.225,21035.816.5+7,802
Advanced Diploma or Diploma6,7579.09.46,0578.69.0+700
Vocational6,1798.211.35,7298.110.3+450
No qualification24,05132.145.026,85938.254.2-2,808
Not stated4,9006.58.06,4869.29.9-1,586
Total persons aged 15+74,899100.0100.070,341100.0100.0+4,558
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2016 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
Please refer to specific data notes for more information

Dominant groups

Analysis of the qualifications of the female population in the City of Merri-bek in 2021 compared to Hadfield 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, 61.3% of the female population aged 15 and over held educational qualifications, and 32.1% had no qualifications, compared with 47.0% and 45.0% respectively for Hadfield.

The major differences between qualifications held by the female population of the City of Merri-bek and Hadfield were:

  • A larger percentage of females with Bachelor or Higher degrees (44.1% compared to 26.2%)
  • A smaller percentage of females with No qualifications (32.1% compared to 45.0%)
  • A smaller percentage of females with Vocational qualifications (8.2% compared to 11.3%)

Emerging groups

The largest changes in the qualifications of the female population in the City of Merri-bek between 2016 and 2021 were in those with:

  • Bachelor or Higher degrees (+7,802 females)
  • No qualifications (-2,808 females)
  • Advanced Diploma or Diplomas (+700 females)
  • Vocational qualifications (+450 females)

DISCLAIMER: While all due care has been taken to ensure that the content of this website is accurate and current, there may be errors or omissions in it and no legal responsibility is accepted for the information and opinions in this website.

Please view our Privacy Policy, Terms of use and Legal notices. Stats NZ Data and the copyright in the Stats NZ Data remains the property of the Statistics New Zealand.

The copyright in the way .id has modified, transformed or reconfigured the Stats NZ Data as published on this website remains the property of .id. Stats NZ Data can be accessed on the Statistics New Zealand website at www.stats.govt.nz. Unless otherwise specified, content that Stats NZ produce is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International licence. For further information see https://www.stats.govt.nz/about-us/copyright/.