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Eastern Region Alliance area

Qualifications

41.6% of people in Eastern Region Alliance area had a Bachelor or Higher degree qualification in 2021, lower than the City of Unley. This represents an increase of 22,781 people since 2011.

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, Eastern Region Alliance area'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
Eastern Region Alliance area - Persons aged 15+ (Usual residence)20212011Change
Qualification levelNumber%City of Unley %Number%City of Unley %2011 to 2021
Bachelor or Higher degree72,45141.646.549,67031.236.7+22,781
Advanced Diploma or Diploma15,7729.19.013,9348.88.8+1,838
Vocational21,43412.310.619,18812.110.5+2,246
No qualification55,41231.829.162,10339.034.4-6,691
Not stated9,1535.34.814,2118.99.6-5,058
Total persons aged 15+174,222100.0100.0159,106100.0100.0+15,116
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2011 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
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Dominant groups

Analysis of the qualifications of the population in Eastern Region Alliance area in 2021 compared to the City of Unley shows that there was a lower proportion of people holding formal qualifications (Bachelor or higher degree; Advanced Diploma or Diploma; or Vocational qualifications), and a higher proportion of people with no formal qualifications.

Overall, 62.9% of the population aged 15 and over held educational qualifications, and 31.8% had no qualifications, compared with 66.1% and 29.1% respectively for the City of Unley.

The major differences between qualifications held by the population of Eastern Region Alliance area and the City of Unley were:

  • A larger percentage of persons with No qualifications (31.8% compared to 29.1%)
  • A larger percentage of persons with Vocational qualifications (12.3% compared to 10.6%)
  • A smaller percentage of persons with Bachelor or Higher degrees (41.6% compared to 46.5%)

Emerging groups

The largest changes in the qualifications of the population in Eastern Region Alliance area between 2011 and 2021 were in those with:

  • Bachelor or Higher degrees (+22,781 persons)
  • No qualifications (-6,691 persons)
  • Vocational qualifications (+2,246 persons)
  • Advanced Diploma or Diplomas (+1,838 persons)

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