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Lalor - East

Qualifications

19.3% of females in Lalor - East had a Bachelor or Higher degree qualification in 2021, lower than Humevale - Kinglake West - Yan Yean. This represents an increase of 572 females 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, Lalor - East'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
Lalor - East - Females aged 15+ (Usual residence)20212001Change
Qualification levelNumber%Humevale - Kinglake West - Yan Yean %Number%Humevale - Kinglake West - Yan Yean %2001 to 2021
Bachelor or Higher degree79819.322.92265.413.5+572
Advanced Diploma or Diploma3648.812.91333.28.9+231
Vocational50012.116.12786.79.1+222
No qualification2,13351.737.13,05873.357.2-925
Not stated3338.111.147811.511.3-145
Total persons aged 15+4,128100.0100.04,173100.0100.0-45
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2001 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
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Dominant groups

Analysis of the qualifications of the female population in Lalor - East in 2021 compared to Humevale - Kinglake West - Yan Yean 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, 40.3% of the female population aged 15 and over held educational qualifications, and 51.7% had no qualifications, compared with 51.8% and 37.1% respectively for Humevale - Kinglake West - Yan Yean.

The major differences between qualifications held by the female population of Lalor - East and Humevale - Kinglake West - Yan Yean were:

  • A larger percentage of females with No qualifications (51.7% compared to 37.1%)
  • A smaller percentage of females with Advanced Diploma or Diplomas (8.8% compared to 12.9%)
  • A smaller percentage of females with Vocational qualifications (12.1% compared to 16.1%)
  • A smaller percentage of females with Bachelor or Higher degrees (19.3% compared to 22.9%)

Emerging groups

The largest changes in the qualifications of the female population in Lalor - East between 2001 and 2021 were in those with:

  • No qualifications (-925 females)
  • Bachelor or Higher degrees (+572 females)
  • Advanced Diploma or Diplomas (+231 females)
  • Vocational qualifications (+222 females)

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