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LEARN MORE ABOUT .idIn 2021, 2,488 people aged 65 to 79 years in Bass Coast Shire 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. They apply only to people over the age of 15 and include only qualifications gained outside of schooling.
Qualification levels are typically higher among the young and decreases with age, due to the increasing importance of education in the job market over time. For this reason, looking at qualifications for a specific age group removes this effect and may reveal patterns in school completion and university qualifications specific to the local area.
Q:
Derived from the Census question:
'What is the level of the highest qualification the person has completed?'
| Highest qualification achieved | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bass Coast Shire - 65 to 79 years | 2021 | 2011 | Change | ||||
| Qualification level | Number | % | Regional VIC | Number | % | Regional VIC | 2011 to 2021 |
| Bachelor or Higher degree | 1,522 | 16.1 | 14.2 | 454 | 8.8 | 7.5 | +1,068 |
| Advanced Diploma or Diploma | 966 | 10.2 | 9.3 | 384 | 7.5 | 6.5 | +582 |
| Vocational | 1,737 | 18.4 | 17.1 | 888 | 17.2 | 13.8 | +849 |
| No qualification | 4,122 | 43.6 | 47.7 | 2,600 | 50.5 | 55.7 | +1,522 |
| Not stated | 1,111 | 11.7 | 11.6 | 824 | 16.0 | 16.5 | +287 |
| Total people | 9,458 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 5,150 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +4,308 |
Dominant groups
Analysis of the qualifications of people aged 65 to 79 years in Bass Coast Shire in 2021 compared to Regional VIC 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.
The major differences between qualifications held by people aged 65 to 79 years of Bass Coast Shire and Regional VIC were:
- A larger percentage of people with Bachelor or Higher degrees (16.1% compared to 14.2%)
- A larger percentage of people with Vocational qualifications (18.4% compared to 17.1%)
- A smaller percentage of people with No qualifications (43.6% compared to 47.7%)
Emerging groups
The largest changes in the qualifications of people aged 65 to 79 years in Bass Coast Shire between 2011 and 2021 were in those with:
- No qualifications (+1,522 persons)
- Bachelor or Higher degrees (+1,068 persons)
- Vocational qualifications (+849 persons)
- Advanced Diploma or Diplomas (+582 persons)
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