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LEARN MORE ABOUT .idIn 2021, 27,764 people in the City of Merri-bek born overseas 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 the overseas-born they are likely to be related to the age and year of migration (younger age groups are more likely to have qualifications generally), and also to the level of skilled migration in the area. The recognition of overseas qualifications in Australia and the Census may also be a factor influencing the qualification levels of migrant communities. Overseas-born populations may have higher or lower qualification levels than the total population, and this may be tied to Employment and Household Income.
Q:
Derived from the Census question:
'What is the level of the highest qualification the person has completed?'
| Highest qualification achieved | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| City of Merri-bek - born overseas | 2021 | 2016 | Change | ||||
| Qualification level | Number | % | City of Merri-bek - Total population | Number | % | City of Merri-bek - Total population | 2016 to 2021 |
| Bachelor or Higher degree | 22,948 | 42.2 | 41.1 | 18,038 | 34.2 | 33.6 | +4,910 |
| Advanced Diploma or Diploma | 4,816 | 8.9 | 8.8 | 4,453 | 8.5 | 8.4 | +363 |
| Vocational | 4,830 | 8.9 | 11.6 | 4,960 | 9.4 | 12.0 | -130 |
| No qualification | 19,615 | 36.1 | 31.9 | 22,628 | 43.0 | 36.9 | -3,013 |
| Not stated | 2,127 | 3.9 | 6.7 | 2,595 | 4.9 | 9.2 | -468 |
| Total people | 54,336 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 52,674 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +1,662 |
Dominant groups
Analysis of the qualifications of the population born overseas in the City of Merri-bek in 2021 compared to the total population in the City of Merri-bek 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, 60.0% of the population born overseas aged 15 and over held educational qualifications, and 36.1% had no qualifications, compared with 61.4% and 31.9% respectively for the total population in the City of Merri-bek.
The major differences between qualifications held by the population born overseas in the City of Merri-bek and the total population in the City of Merri-bek were:
- A larger percentage of people with No qualifications (36.1% compared to 31.9%)
- A larger percentage of people with Bachelor or Higher degrees (42.2% compared to 41.1%)
- A smaller percentage of people with Vocational qualifications (8.9% compared to 11.6%)
Emerging groups
The largest changes in the qualifications of the population born overseas in the City of Merri-bek between 2016 and 2021 were in those with:
- Bachelor or Higher degrees (+4,910 persons)
- No qualifications (-3,013 persons)
- Advanced Diploma or Diplomas (+363 persons)
- Vocational qualifications (-130 persons)
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