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49.8% of people in Unley Ward had a Bachelor or Higher degree qualification in 2021, higher than the City of Unley. This represents an increase of 384 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, Unley 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
Unley Ward - Persons aged 15+ (Usual residence)20212016Change
Qualification levelNumber%City of Unley %Number%City of Unley %2016 to 2021
Bachelor or Higher degree2,73049.846.52,34543.840.6+384
Advanced Diploma or Diploma4808.79.04788.99.0+1
Vocational5339.710.654310.210.5-10
No qualification1,48627.129.11,62630.432.1-140
Not stated2574.74.83576.77.8-100
Total persons aged 15+5,486100.0100.05,351100.0100.0+135
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 Unley Ward in 2021 compared to the City of Unley 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, 68.2% of the population aged 15 and over held educational qualifications, and 27.1% 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 Unley Ward and the City of Unley were:

  • A larger percentage of persons with Bachelor or Higher degrees (49.8% compared to 46.5%)
  • A smaller percentage of persons with No qualifications (27.1% compared to 29.1%)

Emerging groups

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

  • Bachelor or Higher degrees (+384 persons)
  • No qualifications (-140 persons)

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