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Qualifications

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In 2021, 40,252 people in the City of Whitehorse born overseas had a tertiary qualification.

Educational Qualifications relate to education outside of primary and secondary school and are one of the most important indicators of socio-economic status. For the overseas-born they are likely to be related to the age and year of migration (younger age groups are more likely to have qualifications generally), and also to the level of skilled migration in the area. The recognition of overseas qualifications in Australia and the Census may also be a factor influencing the qualification levels of migrant communities. Overseas-born populations may have higher or lower qualification levels than the total population, and this may be tied to Employment and Household Income.

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Derived from the Census question:

'What is the level of the highest qualification the person has completed?'

Highest qualification achieved
City of Whitehorse - born overseas20212016Change
Qualification levelNumber%City of Whitehorse - Total populationNumber%City of Whitehorse - Total population2016 to 2021
Bachelor or Higher degree33,22249.741.725,06442.635.9+8,158
Advanced Diploma or Diploma7,03010.510.16,13610.410.2+894
Vocational4,7477.110.34,5157.711.0+232
No qualification19,26928.831.520,98635.635.8-1,717
Not stated2,5423.86.52,1903.77.1+352
Total people66,810100.0100.058,891100.0100.0+7,919
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 born overseas in the City of Whitehorse in 2021 compared to the total population in the City of Whitehorse 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, 67.4% of the population born overseas aged 15 and over held educational qualifications, and 28.8% had no qualifications, compared with 62.1% and 31.5% respectively for the total population in the City of Whitehorse.

The major differences between qualifications held by the population born overseas in the City of Whitehorse and the total population in the City of Whitehorse were:

  • A larger percentage of people with Bachelor or Higher degrees (49.7% compared to 41.7%)
  • A smaller percentage of people with Vocational qualifications (7.1% compared to 10.3%)
  • A smaller percentage of people with No qualifications (28.8% compared to 31.5%)

Emerging groups

The largest changes in the qualifications of the population born overseas in the City of Whitehorse between 2016 and 2021 were in those with:

  • Bachelor or Higher degrees (+8,158 persons)
  • No qualifications (-1,717 persons)
  • Advanced Diploma or Diplomas (+894 persons)
  • Vocational qualifications (+232 persons)

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