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City of Monash

Qualifications

41.2% of people in the City of Monash had a Bachelor or Higher degree qualification in 2021, higher than Greater Melbourne. This represents an increase of 39,800 people 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 Monash'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
City of Monash - Persons aged 15+ (Usual residence)20212001Change
Qualification levelNumber%Greater Melbourne %Number%Greater Melbourne %2001 to 2021
Bachelor or Higher degree66,19741.232.826,39720.116.1+39,800
Advanced Diploma or Diploma15,2509.510.010,1787.86.5+5,072
Vocational16,01810.014.816,49712.613.9-479
No qualification52,09332.435.264,50949.152.1-12,416
Not stated11,2507.07.213,73710.511.3-2,487
Total persons aged 15+160,808100.0100.0131,318100.0100.0+29,490
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2001 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
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Dominant groups

Analysis of the qualifications of the population in the City of Monash in 2021 compared to Greater Melbourne shows that there was a higher proportion of people holding formal qualifications (Bachelor or higher degree; Advanced Diploma or Diploma; or Vocational qualifications), and a lower proportion of people with no formal qualifications.

Overall, 60.6% of the population aged 15 and over held educational qualifications, and 32.4% had no qualifications, compared with 57.6% and 35.2% respectively for Greater Melbourne.

The major differences between qualifications held by the population of the City of Monash and Greater Melbourne were:

  • A larger percentage of persons with Bachelor or Higher degrees (41.2% compared to 32.8%)
  • A smaller percentage of persons with Vocational qualifications (10.0% compared to 14.8%)
  • A smaller percentage of persons with No qualifications (32.4% compared to 35.2%)

Emerging groups

The largest changes in the qualifications of the population in the City of Monash between 2001 and 2021 were in those with:

  • Bachelor or Higher degrees (+39,800 persons)
  • No qualifications (-12,416 persons)
  • Advanced Diploma or Diplomas (+5,072 persons)
  • Vocational qualifications (-479 persons)

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