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In 2021, 5,454 people or 60.4% of recent overseas arrivals in the City of Canning 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. For recent arrivals they are related to the level of skilled migration in the area, and whether overseas qualifications are recognised in Australia and the Census. Recent arrivals may have higher or lower qualification levels than the total population, and this may be tied to Employment Status and Income.

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Derived from the Census question:

'What is the level of the highest qualification the person has completed?'

Refers to:

People born overseas and arriving in Australia between 2016 and 10 Aug 2021, aged 15 years and over

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Highest qualification achieved
City of Canning - Recent arrivals2021
Qualification levelNumber%City of Canning - Total overseas born
Bachelor or Higher degree4,35048.243.6
Advanced Diploma or Diploma1,10412.211.3
Vocational5496.111.6
No qualification2,68329.729.6
Not stated3403.83.8
Total people9,026100.0100.0
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2021 (Usual residence data). Compiled and presented in profile.id by .id (informed decisions).
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Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing, 2021 (Usual residence data). Compiled and presented in profile.id by .id (informed decisions).

Dominant groups

Analysis of the qualifications of recent overseas arrivals in the City of Canning in 2021 compared to the total overseas born population in the City of Canning shows that there was a similar proportion of people holding formal qualifications (Bachelor or higher degree; Advanced Diploma or Diploma; or Vocational qualifications), as well as a similar proportion of people with no formal qualifications.

Overall, 66.5% of recent overseas arrivals aged 15 and over held educational qualifications, and 29.7% had no qualifications, compared with 66.5% and 29.6% respectively for the total overseas born population in the City of Canning.

The major differences between qualifications held by the recent overseas arriving population of the City of Canning and the total overseas born population in the City of Canning were:

  • A larger percentage of people with Bachelor or Higher degrees (48.2% compared to 43.6%)
  • A smaller percentage of people with Vocational qualifications (6.1% compared to 11.6%)

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