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City of Greater Bendigo

Qualifications

22.8% of people in the City of Greater Bendigo had a Vocational qualification in 2021, higher than Regional VIC. This represents an increase of 5,408 people 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 Greater 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
City of Greater Bendigo - Persons aged 15+ (Usual residence)20212011Change
Qualification levelNumber%Regional VIC %Number%Regional VIC %2011 to 2021
Bachelor or Higher degree19,49419.718.211,43614.112.5+8,058
Advanced Diploma or Diploma9,0059.19.35,6487.07.2+3,357
Vocational22,50822.822.417,10021.120.7+5,408
No qualification39,05739.640.438,24747.348.4+810
Not stated8,6718.89.78,48210.511.1+189
Total persons aged 15+98,735100.0100.080,913100.0100.0+17,822
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2011 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
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Dominant groups

Analysis of the qualifications of the population in the City of Greater Bendigo in 2021 compared to Regional VIC shows that there was a higher proportion of people holding formal qualifications (Bachelor or higher degree; Advanced Diploma or Diploma; or Vocational qualifications), and a lower proportion of people with no formal qualifications.

Overall, 51.7% of the population aged 15 and over held educational qualifications, and 39.6% had no qualifications, compared with 49.9% and 40.4% respectively for Regional VIC.

The major difference between the qualifications held by the population of the City of Greater Bendigo and Regional VIC is:

  • A larger percentage of persons with Bachelor or Higher degrees (19.7% compared to 18.2%)

Emerging groups

The largest changes in the qualifications of the population in the City of Greater Bendigo between 2011 and 2021 were in those with:

  • Bachelor or Higher degrees (+8,058 persons)
  • Vocational qualifications (+5,408 persons)
  • Advanced Diploma or Diplomas (+3,357 persons)
  • No qualifications (+810 persons)

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