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City of Port Phillip

Qualifications

48.9% of people in the City of Port Phillip had a Bachelor or Higher degree qualification in 2021, higher than Greater Melbourne. This represents an increase of 5,365 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, the City of Port Phillip'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 Port Phillip - Persons aged 15+ (Usual residence)20212016Change
Qualification levelNumber%Greater Melbourne %Number%Greater Melbourne %2016 to 2021
Bachelor or Higher degree44,18348.932.838,81843.627.5+5,365
Advanced Diploma or Diploma8,9819.910.08,4919.59.5+490
Vocational8,8979.914.88,96710.115.3-70
No qualification20,05522.235.221,28623.938.6-1,231
Not stated8,1969.17.211,51412.99.2-3,318
Total persons aged 15+90,312100.0100.089,076100.0100.0+1,236
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 the City of Port Phillip 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, 68.7% of the population aged 15 and over held educational qualifications, and 22.2% 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 Port Phillip and Greater Melbourne were:

  • A larger percentage of persons with Bachelor or Higher degrees (48.9% compared to 32.8%)
  • A smaller percentage of persons with No qualifications (22.2% compared to 35.2%)
  • A smaller percentage of persons with Vocational qualifications (9.9% compared to 14.8%)

Emerging groups

The largest changes in the qualifications of the population in the City of Port Phillip between 2016 and 2021 were in those with:

  • Bachelor or Higher degrees (+5,365 persons)
  • No qualifications (-1,231 persons)
  • Advanced Diploma or Diplomas (+490 persons)
  • Vocational qualifications (-70 persons)

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