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Rosebud - Capel Sound - McCrae - Boneo - Fingal - Cape Schanck

Qualifications

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17.2% of females in Rosebud - Capel Sound - McCrae - Boneo - Fingal - Cape Schanck had a Bachelor or Higher degree qualification in 2021, lower than Victoria. This represents an increase of 1,060 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, Rosebud - Capel Sound - McCrae - Boneo - Fingal - Cape Schanck'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
Rosebud - Capel Sound - McCrae - Boneo - Fingal - Cape Schanck - Females aged 15+ (Usual residence)20212011Change
Qualification levelNumber%Victoria %Number%Victoria %2011 to 2021
Bachelor or Higher degree1,92317.231.78629.122.2+1,060
Advanced Diploma or Diploma1,29511.610.87818.29.2+514
Vocational1,77915.912.41,34814.211.2+430
No qualification4,82043.037.04,94951.946.6-129
Not stated1,39312.48.01,59016.710.8-197
Total persons aged 15+11,210100.0100.09,531100.0100.0+1,678
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 female population in Rosebud - Capel Sound - McCrae - Boneo - Fingal - Cape Schanck in 2021 compared to Victoria 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, 44.6% of the female population aged 15 and over held educational qualifications, and 43.0% had no qualifications, compared with 54.9% and 37.0% respectively for Victoria.

The major differences between qualifications held by the female population of Rosebud - Capel Sound - McCrae - Boneo - Fingal - Cape Schanck and Victoria were:

  • A larger percentage of females with No qualifications (43.0% compared to 37.0%)
  • A larger percentage of females with Vocational qualifications (15.9% compared to 12.4%)
  • A smaller percentage of females with Bachelor or Higher degrees (17.2% compared to 31.7%)

Emerging groups

The largest changes in the qualifications of the female population in Rosebud - Capel Sound - McCrae - Boneo - Fingal - Cape Schanck between 2011 and 2021 were in those with:

  • Bachelor or Higher degrees (+1,060 females)
  • Advanced Diploma or Diplomas (+514 females)
  • Vocational qualifications (+430 females)
  • No qualifications (-129 females)

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