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LEARN MORE ABOUT .id53.1% of people in the City of Stonnington had a Bachelor or Higher degree qualification in 2021, higher than IMAP area. This represents an increase of 24,775 people since 2001.
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 Stonnington's Educational Qualifications help to evaluate the economic opportunities and socio-economic status of the area and identify skill gaps in the labour market.
Q:
Derived from the Census question:
'What is the level of the highest qualification the person has completed?'
Dominant groups
Analysis of the qualifications of the population in the City of Stonnington in 2021 compared to IMAP area 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 similar proportion of people with no formal qualifications.
Overall, 69.4% of the population aged 15 and over held educational qualifications, and 23.4% had no qualifications, compared with 68.2% and 23.5% respectively for IMAP area.
The major difference between the qualifications held by the population of the City of Stonnington and IMAP area is:
- A larger percentage of persons with Bachelor or Higher degrees (53.1% compared to 51.3%)
Emerging groups
The largest changes in the qualifications of the population in the City of Stonnington between 2001 and 2021 were in those with:
- Bachelor or Higher degrees (+24,775 persons)
- No qualifications (-6,823 persons)
- Advanced Diploma or Diplomas (+1,757 persons)
- Vocational qualifications (+773 persons)
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