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LEARN MORE ABOUT .id50.5% of males in the City of Sydney had a Bachelor or Higher degree qualification in 2021, lower than Oxford Street Village Area. This represents an increase of 19,509 males 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, the City of Sydney'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 male population in the City of Sydney in 2021 compared to Oxford Street Village Area shows that there was a lower proportion of males holding formal qualifications (Bachelor or higher degree; Advanced Diploma or Diploma; or Vocational qualifications), and a higher proportion of males with no formal qualifications.
Overall, 69.0% of the male population aged 15 and over held educational qualifications, and 21.1% had no qualifications, compared with 71.5% and 18.7% respectively for Oxford Street Village Area.
The major differences between qualifications held by the male population of the City of Sydney and Oxford Street Village Area were:
- A larger percentage of males with No qualifications (21.1% compared to 18.7%)
- A smaller percentage of males with Bachelor or Higher degrees (50.5% compared to 54.3%)
Emerging groups
The largest changes in the qualifications of the male population in the City of Sydney between 2011 and 2021 were in those with:
- Bachelor or Higher degrees (+19,509 males)
- Advanced Diploma or Diplomas (+2,369 males)
- Vocational qualifications (+1,531 males)
- No qualifications (-108 males)
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