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LEARN MORE ABOUT .id27.7% of females in Western Sydney (LGA) had a Bachelor or Higher degree qualification in 2021, lower than North Sydney Council area. This represents an increase of 183,394 females since 2006.
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, Western Sydney (LGA)'s Educational Qualifications help to evaluate the economic opportunities and socio-economic status of the area and identify skill gaps in the labour market.
Q:
Derived from the Census question:
'What is the level of the highest qualification the person has completed?'
| Highest qualification achieved | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Western Sydney (LGA) - Females aged 15+ (Usual residence) | 2021 | 2006 | Change | ||||
| Qualification level | Number | % | North Sydney Council area % | Number | % | North Sydney Council area % | 2006 to 2021 |
| Bachelor or Higher degree | 289,826 | 27.7 | 59.8 | 106,431 | 13.9 | 41.3 | +183,394 |
| Advanced Diploma or Diploma | 107,468 | 10.3 | 10.4 | 59,740 | 7.8 | 12.2 | +47,727 |
| Vocational | 132,433 | 12.7 | 6.2 | 81,417 | 10.6 | 6.6 | +51,015 |
| No qualification | 426,166 | 40.8 | 16.8 | 412,535 | 53.9 | 24.2 | +13,631 |
| Not stated | 89,455 | 8.6 | 6.8 | 105,943 | 13.8 | 15.7 | -16,489 |
| Total persons aged 15+ | 1,045,348 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 766,069 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +279,279 |
Dominant groups
Analysis of the qualifications of the female population in Western Sydney (LGA) in 2021 compared to North Sydney Council area 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, 50.7% of the female population aged 15 and over held educational qualifications, and 40.8% had no qualifications, compared with 76.4% and 16.8% respectively for North Sydney Council area.
The major differences between qualifications held by the female population of Western Sydney (LGA) and North Sydney Council area were:
- A larger percentage of females with No qualifications (40.8% compared to 16.8%)
- A larger percentage of females with Vocational qualifications (12.7% compared to 6.2%)
- A smaller percentage of females with Bachelor or Higher degrees (27.7% compared to 59.8%)
Emerging groups
The largest changes in the qualifications of the female population in Western Sydney (LGA) between 2006 and 2021 were in those with:
- Bachelor or Higher degrees (+183,394 females)
- Vocational qualifications (+51,015 females)
- Advanced Diploma or Diplomas (+47,727 females)
- No qualifications (+13,631 females)
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