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Breakfast Point - Mortlake

Qualifications

43.7% of people in Breakfast Point - Mortlake had a Bachelor or Higher degree qualification in 2021, higher than Concord West. This represents an increase of 782 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, Breakfast Point - Mortlake'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
Breakfast Point - Mortlake - Persons aged 15+ (Usual residence)20212016Change
Qualification levelNumber%Concord West %Number%Concord West %2016 to 2021
Bachelor or Higher degree2,51643.736.41,73438.633.1+782
Advanced Diploma or Diploma71512.49.352511.79.3+190
Vocational73812.813.258413.013.8+154
No qualification1,39724.333.11,23227.436.5+165
Not stated3886.77.94199.37.3-31
Total persons aged 15+5,754100.0100.04,494100.0100.0+1,260
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 Breakfast Point - Mortlake in 2021 compared to Concord West 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, 69.0% of the population aged 15 and over held educational qualifications, and 24.3% had no qualifications, compared with 58.9% and 33.1% respectively for Concord West.

The major differences between qualifications held by the population of Breakfast Point - Mortlake and Concord West were:

  • A larger percentage of persons with Bachelor or Higher degrees (43.7% compared to 36.4%)
  • A larger percentage of persons with Advanced Diploma or Diplomas (12.4% compared to 9.3%)
  • A smaller percentage of persons with No qualifications (24.3% compared to 33.1%)

Emerging groups

The largest changes in the qualifications of the population in Breakfast Point - Mortlake between 2016 and 2021 were in those with:

  • Bachelor or Higher degrees (+782 persons)
  • Advanced Diploma or Diplomas (+190 persons)
  • No qualifications (+165 persons)
  • Vocational qualifications (+154 persons)

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