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City of ParramattaCommunity profile

Rosehill Ward

Qualifications

47.5% of people in Rosehill Ward had a Bachelor or Higher degree qualification in 2021, higher than the City of Parramatta. This represents an increase of 11,068 people 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, Rosehill Ward'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
Rosehill Ward - Persons aged 15+ (Usual residence)20212016Change
Qualification levelNumber%City of Parramatta %Number%City of Parramatta %2016 to 2021
Bachelor or Higher degree29,57647.544.218,50839.637.2+11,068
Advanced Diploma or Diploma6,0419.79.64,0398.69.3+2,001
Vocational5,2348.410.74,0768.711.5+1,157
No qualification14,71623.627.413,22228.332.2+1,493
Not stated6,68710.78.16,94014.89.9-254
Total persons aged 15+62,254100.0100.046,788100.0100.0+15,465
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 population in Rosehill Ward in 2021 compared to 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, 65.6% of the population aged 15 and over held educational qualifications, and 23.6% had no qualifications, compared with 64.5% and 27.4% respectively for the City of Parramatta.

The major differences between qualifications held by the population of Rosehill Ward and the City of Parramatta were:

  • A larger percentage of persons with Bachelor or Higher degrees (47.5% compared to 44.2%)
  • A smaller percentage of persons with No qualifications (23.6% compared to 27.4%)
  • A smaller percentage of persons with Vocational qualifications (8.4% compared to 10.7%)

Emerging groups

The largest changes in the qualifications of the population in Rosehill Ward between 2016 and 2021 were in those with:

  • Bachelor or Higher degrees (+11,068 persons)
  • Advanced Diploma or Diplomas (+2,001 persons)
  • No qualifications (+1,493 persons)
  • Vocational qualifications (+1,157 persons)

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