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LEARN MORE ABOUT .id20.0% of females in Somerville had a Bachelor or Higher degree qualification in 2021, lower than Red Hill - Red Hill South - Merricks North - Main Ridge - Arthurs Seat. This represents an increase of 506 females 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, Somerville'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?'
Dominant groups
Analysis of the qualifications of the female population in Somerville in 2021 compared to Red Hill - Red Hill South - Merricks North - Main Ridge - Arthurs Seat 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, 52.0% of the female population aged 15 and over held educational qualifications, and 40.3% had no qualifications, compared with 62.2% and 28.0% respectively for Red Hill - Red Hill South - Merricks North - Main Ridge - Arthurs Seat.
The major differences between qualifications held by the female population of Somerville and Red Hill - Red Hill South - Merricks North - Main Ridge - Arthurs Seat were:
- A larger percentage of females with No qualifications (40.3% compared to 28.0%)
- A larger percentage of females with Vocational qualifications (18.3% compared to 11.2%)
- A larger percentage of females with Advanced Diploma or Diplomas (13.7% compared to 11.7%)
- A smaller percentage of females with Bachelor or Higher degrees (20.0% compared to 39.3%)
Emerging groups
The largest changes in the qualifications of the female population in Somerville between 2011 and 2021 were in those with:
- Bachelor or Higher degrees (+506 females)
- No qualifications (-371 females)
- Advanced Diploma or Diplomas (+229 females)
- Vocational qualifications (+142 females)
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