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City of Parramatta

Qualifications

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In 2021, 77,642 people, 64.6% of non-English speaking population in the City of Parramatta 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 non-English speakers they are likely to be related to the age and year of migration (younger age groups are more likely to have qualifications generally), and also to the level of skilled migration in the area. The recognition of overseas qualifications in Australia and the Census may also be a factor influencing the qualification levels of migrant communities. Non-English speaking populations may have higher or lower qualification levels than the total population, and this may be tied to Employment Status and Household Income.

Q:

Derived from the Census question:

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

Highest qualification achieved
City of Parramatta -non-English20212016Change
Qualification levelNumber%City of Parramatta - Total populationNumber%City of Parramatta - Total population2016 to 2021
Bachelor or Higher degree66,08254.944.247,20848.337.2+18,874
Advanced Diploma or Diploma11,5609.69.69,0999.39.3+2,461
Vocational8,1756.810.77,1377.311.5+1,038
No qualification30,37725.327.430,97531.732.2-598
Not stated4,0833.48.13,3803.59.9+703
Total people120,277100.0100.097,799100.0100.0+22,478
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2016 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
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Dominant groups

Analysis of the qualifications of the non-English speaking population in the City of Parramatta in 2021 compared to the total population in the City of Parramatta 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, 71.3% of the City of Parramatta - Total population speaking population aged 15 and over held educational qualifications, and 25.3% had no qualifications, compared with 64.5% and 27.4% respectively for the total population in the City of Parramatta.

The major differences between qualifications held by the non-English speaking population of the City of Parramatta and the total population in the City of Parramatta were:

  • A larger percentage of people with Bachelor or Higher degrees (54.9% compared to 44.2%)
  • A smaller percentage of people with Vocational qualifications (6.8% compared to 10.7%)
  • A smaller percentage of people with No qualifications (25.3% compared to 27.4%)

Emerging groups

The largest changes in the qualifications of the City of Parramatta - Total population speaking population in the City of Parramatta between 2016 and 2021 were in those with:

  • Bachelor or Higher degrees (+18,874 persons)
  • Advanced Diploma or Diplomas (+2,461 persons)
  • Vocational qualifications (+1,038 persons)
  • No qualifications (-598 persons)

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