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LEARN MORE ABOUT .idIn 2021, 37.0% of females in the City of Whittlesea 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 | |||||||
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| City of Whittlesea - Total females aged 15+ | 2021 | 2016 | Change | ||||
| Qualification level | Number | % | City of Whittlesea - Total population % | Number | % | City of Whittlesea - Total population % | 2016 to 2021 |
| Bachelor or Higher degree | 23,655 | 25.7 | 23.4 | 15,602 | 19.6 | 18.0 | +8,053 |
| Advanced Diploma or Diploma | 10,373 | 11.3 | 10.3 | 8,435 | 10.6 | 9.5 | +1,938 |
| Vocational | 12,352 | 13.4 | 17.5 | 10,722 | 13.5 | 18.1 | +1,630 |
| No qualification | 39,039 | 42.4 | 41.7 | 37,822 | 47.6 | 46.0 | +1,217 |
| Not stated | 6,604 | 7.2 | 7.1 | 6,939 | 8.7 | 8.4 | -335 |
| Total people | 92,023 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 79,520 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +12,503 |
Dominant groups
Analysis of the qualifications of the females in the City of Whittlesea in 2021 compared to City of Whittlesea - Total population 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, 50.4% of the females aged 15 and over held educational qualifications, and 42.4% had no qualifications, compared with 51.2% and 41.7% respectively for City of Whittlesea - Total population.
The major differences between qualifications held by females in the City of Whittlesea and City of Whittlesea - Total population were:
- A larger percentage of females with Bachelor or Higher degrees (25.7% compared to 23.4%)
- A smaller percentage of females with Vocationals (13.4% compared to 17.5%)
Emerging groups
The largest changes in the qualifications for females in the City of Whittlesea between 2016 and 2021 were:
- Bachelor or Higher degree (+8,053 females)
- Advanced Diploma or Diploma (+1,938 females)
- Vocational (+1,630 females)
- No qualification (+1,217 females)
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