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LEARN MORE ABOUT .id21.4% of females in Marong - Rural West had a Bachelor or Higher degree qualification in 2021, lower than the City of Greater Bendigo. This represents an increase of 123 females 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, Marong - Rural West'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 female population in Marong - Rural West in 2021 compared to the City of Greater Bendigo shows that there was a higher proportion of females holding formal qualifications (Bachelor or higher degree; Advanced Diploma or Diploma; or Vocational qualifications), and a lower proportion of females with no formal qualifications.
Overall, 53.0% of the female population aged 15 and over held educational qualifications, and 38.7% had no qualifications, compared with 50.9% and 39.9% respectively for the City of Greater Bendigo.
The major differences between qualifications held by the female population of Marong - Rural West and the City of Greater Bendigo were:
- A larger percentage of females with Vocational qualifications (19.5% compared to 17.2%)
- A larger percentage of females with Advanced Diploma or Diplomas (12.0% compared to 10.3%)
- A smaller percentage of females with Bachelor or Higher degrees (21.4% compared to 23.4%)
- A smaller percentage of females with No qualifications (38.7% compared to 39.9%)
Emerging groups
The largest changes in the qualifications of the female population in Marong - Rural West between 2016 and 2021 were in those with:
- Bachelor or Higher degrees (+123 females)
- No qualifications (+88 females)
- Vocational qualifications (+88 females)
- Advanced Diploma or Diplomas (+61 females)
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