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LEARN MORE ABOUT .idIn 2021, 55.3% of females in the City of Parramatta 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. They apply only to people over the age of 15 and include only qualifications gained outside of schooling.
Qualification levels are typically higher among the young (but old enough to have finished school) and decreases with age, due to the increasing importance of education in the job market over time. Australia-wide, females are more likely to have Bachelor or Higher Degree qualifications, while a greater proportion of males have vocational/certificate level qualifications, which are more often associated with trades.
Q:
Derived from the Census question:
'What is the level of the highest qualification the person has completed?'
| Highest qualification achieved | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| City of Parramatta - Total females aged 15+ | 2021 | 2016 | Change | ||||
| Qualification level | Number | % | City of Parramatta - Total males % | Number | % | City of Parramatta - Total males % | 2016 to 2021 |
| Bachelor or Higher degree | 47,481 | 45.1 | 43.3 | 34,920 | 37.7 | 36.7 | +12,561 |
| Advanced Diploma or Diploma | 10,730 | 10.2 | 8.9 | 9,278 | 10.0 | 8.5 | +1,452 |
| Vocational | 9,098 | 8.6 | 12.8 | 8,098 | 8.7 | 14.2 | +1,000 |
| No qualification | 29,858 | 28.4 | 26.5 | 31,606 | 34.1 | 30.4 | -1,748 |
| Not stated | 8,099 | 7.7 | 8.5 | 8,809 | 9.5 | 10.2 | -710 |
| Total people | 105,266 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 92,711 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +12,555 |
Dominant groups
Analysis of the qualifications of the females in the City of Parramatta in 2021 compared to City of Parramatta - Total males 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, 63.9% of the females aged 15 and over held educational qualifications, and 28.4% had no qualifications, compared with 65.0% and 26.5% respectively for City of Parramatta - Total males.
The major differences between qualifications held by females in the City of Parramatta and City of Parramatta - Total males were:
- A larger percentage of females with No qualifications (28.4% compared to 26.5%)
- A larger percentage of females with Bachelor or Higher degrees (45.1% compared to 43.3%)
- A larger percentage of females with Advanced Diploma or Diplomas (10.2% compared to 8.9%)
- A smaller percentage of females with Vocationals (8.6% compared to 12.8%)
Emerging groups
The largest changes in the qualifications for females in the City of Parramatta between 2016 and 2021 were:
- Bachelor or Higher degree (+12,561 females)
- No qualification (-1,748 females)
- Advanced Diploma or Diploma (+1,452 females)
- Vocational (+1,000 females)
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