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Glenside - Eastwood

Qualifications

45.1% of people in Glenside - Eastwood had a Bachelor or Higher degree qualification in 2021, lower than Mount Osmond - Waterfall Gully. This represents an increase of 371 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, Glenside - Eastwood'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
Glenside - Eastwood - Persons aged 15+ (Usual residence)20212016Change
Qualification levelNumber%Mount Osmond - Waterfall Gully %Number%Mount Osmond - Waterfall Gully %2016 to 2021
Bachelor or Higher degree1,39445.151.81,02337.642.7+371
Advanced Diploma or Diploma2889.39.42629.613.1+26
Vocational32910.612.728710.510.5+42
No qualification88928.823.389532.929.7-6
Not stated1916.22.72569.43.9-65
Total persons aged 15+3,091100.0100.02,723100.0100.0+368
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 Glenside - Eastwood in 2021 compared to Mount Osmond - Waterfall Gully 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, 65.1% of the population aged 15 and over held educational qualifications, and 28.8% had no qualifications, compared with 74.0% and 23.3% respectively for Mount Osmond - Waterfall Gully.

The major differences between qualifications held by the population of Glenside - Eastwood and Mount Osmond - Waterfall Gully were:

  • A larger percentage of persons with No qualifications (28.8% compared to 23.3%)
  • A smaller percentage of persons with Bachelor or Higher degrees (45.1% compared to 51.8%)
  • A smaller percentage of persons with Vocational qualifications (10.6% compared to 12.7%)

Emerging groups

The largest change in the qualifications of the population in Glenside - Eastwood between 2016 and 2021 was:

  • Bachelor or Higher degrees (+371 persons)

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