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LEARN MORE ABOUT .idIn 2021, 32.8% of females 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 (but old enough to have finished school) and decreases with age, due to the increasing importance of education in the job market over time. Australia-wide, females are more likely to have Bachelor or Higher Degree qualifications, while a greater proportion of males have vocational/certificate level qualifications, which are more often associated with trades.
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Bass Coast Shire - Total females aged 15+ | 2021 | 2016 | Change | ||||
Qualification level | Number | % | Australia - Total females % | Number | % | Australia - Total females % | 2016 to 2021 |
Bachelor or Higher degree | 3,768 | 21.0 | 28.9 | 2,248 | 15.7 | 24.0 | +1,520 |
Advanced Diploma or Diploma | 2,116 | 11.8 | 10.6 | 1,549 | 10.8 | 10.0 | +567 |
Vocational | 2,824 | 15.7 | 14.6 | 2,166 | 15.1 | 13.7 | +658 |
No qualification | 7,235 | 40.3 | 37.5 | 6,404 | 44.8 | 41.9 | +831 |
Not stated | 2,009 | 11.2 | 8.5 | 1,939 | 13.6 | 10.5 | +70 |
Total people | 17,952 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 14,306 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +3,646 |
Analysis of the qualifications of the females in Bass Coast Shire in 2021 compared to Australia - Total females shows that there was a lower proportion of females holding formal qualifications (Bachelor or higher degree; Advanced Diploma or Diploma; or Vocational qualifications), and a higher proportion of females with no formal qualifications.
Overall, 48.5% of the females aged 15 and over held educational qualifications, and 40.3% had no qualifications, compared with 54.0% and 37.5% respectively for Australia - Total females.
The major differences between qualifications held by females in Bass Coast Shire and Australia - Total females were:
The largest changes in the qualifications for females in Bass Coast Shire between 2016 and 2021 were:
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