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City of Whittlesea

Qualifications

23.4% of people in the City of Whittlesea had a Bachelor or Higher degree qualification in 2021, lower than Greater Melbourne. This represents an increase of 14,316 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 Whittlesea'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 Whittlesea - Persons aged 15+ (Usual residence)20212016Change
Qualification levelNumber%Greater Melbourne %Number%Greater Melbourne %2016 to 2021
Bachelor or Higher degree42,22923.432.827,91318.027.5+14,316
Advanced Diploma or Diploma18,68310.310.014,7339.59.5+3,950
Vocational31,62617.514.828,17318.115.3+3,453
No qualification75,33041.735.271,37546.038.6+3,955
Not stated12,8177.17.213,1228.49.2-305
Total persons aged 15+180,685100.0100.0155,316100.0100.0+25,369
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 Whittlesea in 2021 compared to Greater Melbourne 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, 51.2% of the population aged 15 and over held educational qualifications, and 41.7% 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 Whittlesea and Greater Melbourne were:

  • A larger percentage of persons with No qualifications (41.7% compared to 35.2%)
  • A larger percentage of persons with Vocational qualifications (17.5% compared to 14.8%)
  • A smaller percentage of persons with Bachelor or Higher degrees (23.4% compared to 32.8%)

Emerging groups

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

  • Bachelor or Higher degrees (+14,316 persons)
  • No qualifications (+3,955 persons)
  • Advanced Diploma or Diplomas (+3,950 persons)
  • Vocational qualifications (+3,453 persons)

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