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City of Salisbury

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21.6% of people in the City of Salisbury had a Vocational qualification in 2021, lower than Gulfview Heights. This represents an increase of 10,497 people since 2001.

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, the City of Salisbury'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?'

Refers to:

Persons aged 15 years and over

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Highest qualification achieved
City of Salisbury - Persons aged 15+ (Usual residence)20212001Change
Qualification levelNumber%Gulfview Heights %Number%Gulfview Heights %2001 to 2021
Bachelor or Higher degree17,64615.017.73,9124.57.5+13,734
Advanced Diploma or Diploma8,5257.38.53,1323.65.5+5,393
Vocational25,34921.625.114,85217.222.0+10,497
No qualification57,75049.244.256,90765.857.7+843
Not stated8,1797.04.57,6928.97.4+487
Total persons aged 15+117,449100.0100.086,495100.0100.0+30,954
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2001 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
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Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing, 2021 (Usual residence data). Compiled and presented in profile.id by .id (informed decisions).
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing, 2001 and 2021 (Usual residence data). Compiled and presented in profile.id by .id (informed decisions).

Dominant groups

Analysis of the qualifications of the population in the City of Salisbury in 2021 compared to Gulfview Heights 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, 43.9% of the population aged 15 and over held educational qualifications, and 49.2% had no qualifications, compared with 51.3% and 44.2% respectively for Gulfview Heights.

The major differences between qualifications held by the population of the City of Salisbury and Gulfview Heights were:

  • A larger percentage of persons with No qualifications (49.2% compared to 44.2%)
  • A smaller percentage of persons with Vocational qualifications (21.6% compared to 25.1%)
  • A smaller percentage of persons with Bachelor or Higher degrees (15.0% compared to 17.7%)
  • A smaller percentage of persons with Advanced Diploma or Diplomas (7.3% compared to 8.5%)

Emerging groups

The largest changes in the qualifications of the population in the City of Salisbury between 2001 and 2021 were in those with:

  • Bachelor or Higher degrees (+13,734 persons)
  • Vocational qualifications (+10,497 persons)
  • Advanced Diploma or Diplomas (+5,393 persons)
  • No qualifications (+843 persons)

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