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Fairfield Heights

Qualifications

11.4% of people in Fairfield Heights had a Bachelor or Higher degree qualification in 2021, lower than Fairfield City. This represents an increase of 290 people since 2011.

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, Fairfield Heights'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
Fairfield Heights - Persons aged 15+ (Usual residence)20212011Change
Qualification levelNumber%Fairfield City %Number%Fairfield City %2011 to 2021
Bachelor or Higher degree75411.413.34648.89.2+290
Advanced Diploma or Diploma4827.37.23306.36.3+152
Vocational70510.612.659211.313.3+113
No qualification4,16762.958.03,21961.360.3+948
Not stated5197.88.964512.310.9-126
Total persons aged 15+6,627100.0100.05,250100.0100.0+1,377
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2011 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
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Dominant groups

Analysis of the qualifications of the population in Fairfield Heights in 2021 compared to Fairfield City 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, 29.3% of the population aged 15 and over held educational qualifications, and 62.9% had no qualifications, compared with 33.1% and 58.0% respectively for Fairfield City.

The major differences between qualifications held by the population of Fairfield Heights and Fairfield City were:

  • A larger percentage of persons with No qualifications (62.9% compared to 58.0%)
  • A smaller percentage of persons with Vocational qualifications (10.6% compared to 12.6%)
  • A smaller percentage of persons with Bachelor or Higher degrees (11.4% compared to 13.3%)

Emerging groups

The largest changes in the qualifications of the population in Fairfield Heights between 2011 and 2021 were in those with:

  • No qualifications (+948 persons)
  • Bachelor or Higher degrees (+290 persons)
  • Advanced Diploma or Diplomas (+152 persons)
  • Vocational qualifications (+113 persons)

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