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In 2021, 7,124 people or 69.1% of recent overseas arrivals in the Northern Beaches Council had a tertiary qualification.

Educational Qualifications relate to education outside of primary and secondary school and are one of the most important indicators of socio-economic status. For recent arrivals they are related to the level of skilled migration in the area, and whether overseas qualifications are recognised in Australia and the Census. Recent arrivals may have higher or lower qualification levels than the total population, and this may be tied to Employment Status and Income.

Q:

Derived from the Census question:

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

Highest qualification achieved
Northern Beaches Council - Recent arrivals2021
Qualification levelNumber%Greater Sydney
Bachelor or Higher degree6,05558.751.8
Advanced Diploma or Diploma1,06910.49.7
Vocational8298.05.5
No qualification1,96319.028.9
Not stated3963.84.0
Total people10,312100.0100.0
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2021 (Usual residence data). Compiled and presented in profile.id by .id (informed decisions).
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Dominant groups

Analysis of the qualifications of recent overseas arrivals in the Northern Beaches Council in 2021 compared to Greater Sydney 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, 77.1% of recent overseas arrivals aged 15 and over held educational qualifications, and 19.0% had no qualifications, compared with 67.0% and 28.9% respectively for Greater Sydney.

The major differences between qualifications held by the recent overseas arriving population of Northern Beaches Council area and Greater Sydney were:

  • A larger percentage of people with Bachelor or Higher degrees (58.7% compared to 51.8%)
  • A larger percentage of people with Vocational qualifications (8.0% compared to 5.5%)
  • A smaller percentage of people with No qualifications (19.0% compared to 28.9%)

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