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Balnarring - Balnarring Beach - Merricks - Merricks Beach - Somers

Qualifications

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38.9% of females in Balnarring - Balnarring Beach - Merricks - Merricks Beach - Somers had a Bachelor or Higher degree qualification in 2021, higher than Tyabb Structure Plan. This represents an increase of 499 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, Balnarring - Balnarring Beach - Merricks - Merricks Beach - Somers'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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Derived from the Census question:

'What is the level of the highest qualification the person has completed?'

Highest qualification achieved
Balnarring - Balnarring Beach - Merricks - Merricks Beach - Somers - Females aged 15+ (Usual residence)20212006Change
Qualification levelNumber%Tyabb Structure Plan %Number%Tyabb Structure Plan %2006 to 2021
Bachelor or Higher degree84138.917.334221.48.3+499
Advanced Diploma or Diploma30614.214.920512.88.7+100
Vocational23310.823.81418.816.7+92
No qualification59527.536.970143.854.5-107
Not stated1868.67.021113.211.7-26
Total persons aged 15+2,161100.0100.01,602100.0100.0+558
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2006 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
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Dominant groups

Analysis of the qualifications of the female population in Balnarring - Balnarring Beach - Merricks - Merricks Beach - Somers in 2021 compared to Tyabb Structure Plan shows that there was a higher proportion of females holding formal qualifications (Bachelor or higher degree; Advanced Diploma or Diploma; or Vocational qualifications), and a lower proportion of females with no formal qualifications.

Overall, 63.9% of the female population aged 15 and over held educational qualifications, and 27.5% had no qualifications, compared with 56.0% and 36.9% respectively for Tyabb Structure Plan.

The major differences between qualifications held by the female population of Balnarring - Balnarring Beach - Merricks - Merricks Beach - Somers and Tyabb Structure Plan were:

  • A larger percentage of females with Bachelor or Higher degrees (38.9% compared to 17.3%)
  • A smaller percentage of females with Vocational qualifications (10.8% compared to 23.8%)
  • A smaller percentage of females with No qualifications (27.5% compared to 36.9%)

Emerging groups

The largest changes in the qualifications of the female population in Balnarring - Balnarring Beach - Merricks - Merricks Beach - Somers between 2006 and 2021 were in those with:

  • Bachelor or Higher degrees (+499 females)
  • No qualifications (-107 females)
  • Advanced Diploma or Diplomas (+100 females)
  • Vocational qualifications (+92 females)

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