City of Melville
Qualifications
33.3% of people in the City of Melville had a Bachelor or Higher degree qualification in 2016, higher than Melville. This represents an increase of 4,078 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, the City of Melville's Educational Qualifications help to evaluate the economic opportunities and socio-economic status of the area and identify skill gaps in the labour market.
Derived from the Census question:
'What is the level of the highest qualification the person has completed?'
Persons aged 15 years and over
| Highest qualification achieved | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| City of Melville - Persons aged 15+ (Usual residence) | 2016 | 2011 | Change | |||||
| Qualification level | Number | % | Melville % | Number | % | Melville % | 2011 to 2016 | |
| Bachelor or Higher degree | 27,083 | 33.3 | 29.8 | 5001 | 23,005 | 28.9 | 26.5 | +4,078 |
| Advanced Diploma or Diploma | 8,352 | 10.3 | 10.9 | 5002 | 8,136 | 10.2 | 10.9 | +216 |
| Vocational | 11,675 | 14.4 | 18.0 | 5003 | 11,054 | 13.9 | 17.0 | +621 |
 No qualification | 27,227 | 33.5 | 33.0 | 5004 | 30,004 | 37.7 | 36.4 | -2,777 |
| Not stated | 6,953 | 8.6 | 8.3 | 5005 | 7,306 | 9.2 | 9.1 | -353 |
| Total persons aged 15+ | 81,290 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 79,505 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +1,785 | |
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing (opens a new window) 2011 and 2016. Compiled and presented by .id (opens a new window)(informed decisions).
(Usual residence data)
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Dominant groups
Analysis of the qualifications of the population in the City of Melville in 2016 compared to Melville 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 similar proportion of people with no formal qualifications.
Overall, 58.0% of the population aged 15 and over held educational qualifications, and 33.5% had no qualifications, compared with 58.7% and 33.0% respectively for Melville.
The major differences between qualifications held by the population of the City of Melville and Melville were:
- A larger percentage of persons with Bachelor or Higher degrees (33.3% compared to 29.8%)
- A smaller percentage of persons with Vocational qualifications (14.4% compared to 18.0%)
Emerging groups
The largest changes in the qualifications of the population in the City of Melville between 2011 and 2016 were in those with:
- Bachelor or Higher degrees (+4,078 persons)
- No qualifications (-2,777 persons)
- Vocational qualifications (+621 persons)
- Advanced Diploma or Diplomas (+216 persons)