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City of Greater BendigoCommunity profile

Urban Bendigo

Qualifications

28.1% of males in Urban Bendigo had a Vocational qualification in 2021, lower than the City of Greater Bendigo. This represents an increase of 818 males since 2016.

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, Urban Bendigo'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
Urban Bendigo - Males aged 15+ (Usual residence)20212016Change
Qualification levelNumber%City of Greater Bendigo %Number%City of Greater Bendigo %2016 to 2021
Bachelor or Higher degree6,28716.615.84,72413.613.2+1,562
Advanced Diploma or Diploma2,9557.87.82,4277.07.0+527
Vocational10,68528.129.09,86728.429.2+818
No qualification15,09439.739.114,01340.339.8+1,081
Not stated2,9627.88.33,69710.610.8-736
Total persons aged 15+37,983100.0100.034,730100.0100.0+3,253
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2016 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
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Dominant groups

Analysis of the qualifications of the male population in Urban Bendigo in 2021 compared to the City of Greater Bendigo shows that there was a similar 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, 52.5% of the male population aged 15 and over held educational qualifications, and 39.7% had no qualifications, compared with 52.5% and 39.1% respectively for the City of Greater Bendigo.

There were no major differences between Urban Bendigo and City of Greater Bendigo in 2021.

Emerging groups

The largest changes in the qualifications of the male population in Urban Bendigo between 2016 and 2021 were in those with:

  • Bachelor or Higher degrees (+1,562 males)
  • No qualifications (+1,081 males)
  • Vocational qualifications (+818 males)
  • Advanced Diploma or Diplomas (+527 males)

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