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Qualifications Highest level of schooling Education institution attending

Portsea - Sorrento - Blairgowrie

Qualifications

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30.5% of females in Portsea - Sorrento - Blairgowrie had a Bachelor or Higher degree qualification in 2021, higher than Rosebud. This represents an increase of 497 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, Portsea - Sorrento - Blairgowrie'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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Derived from the Census question:

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

Refers to:

Persons aged 15 years and over

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Highest qualification achieved
Portsea - Sorrento - Blairgowrie - Females aged 15+ (Usual residence)20212006Change
Qualification levelNumber%Rosebud %Number%Rosebud %2006 to 2021
Bachelor or Higher degree78530.515.728814.66.6+497
Advanced Diploma or Diploma34613.411.721911.15.8+127
Vocational2288.917.21487.510.7+80
No qualification85933.443.088544.857.5-26
Not stated35713.912.543722.119.5-80
Total persons aged 15+2,575100.0100.01,977100.0100.0+598
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2006 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
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Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing, 2021 (Usual residence data). Compiled and presented in profile.id by .id (informed decisions).
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing, 2006 and 2021 (Usual residence data). Compiled and presented in profile.id by .id (informed decisions).

Dominant groups

Analysis of the qualifications of the female population in Portsea - Sorrento - Blairgowrie in 2021 compared to Rosebud 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, 52.8% of the female population aged 15 and over held educational qualifications, and 33.4% had no qualifications, compared with 44.5% and 43.0% respectively for Rosebud.

The major differences between qualifications held by the female population of Portsea - Sorrento - Blairgowrie and Rosebud were:

  • A larger percentage of females with Bachelor or Higher degrees (30.5% compared to 15.7%)
  • A larger percentage of females with Advanced Diploma or Diplomas (13.4% compared to 11.7%)
  • A smaller percentage of females with No qualifications (33.4% compared to 43.0%)
  • A smaller percentage of females with Vocational qualifications (8.9% compared to 17.2%)

Emerging groups

The largest changes in the qualifications of the female population in Portsea - Sorrento - Blairgowrie between 2006 and 2021 were in those with:

  • Bachelor or Higher degrees (+497 females)
  • Advanced Diploma or Diplomas (+127 females)
  • Vocational qualifications (+80 females)

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