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Maiden Gully

Qualifications

27.3% of people in Maiden Gully had a Vocational qualification in 2021, higher than the City of Greater Bendigo. This represents an increase of 238 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, Maiden Gully'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
Maiden Gully - Persons aged 15+ (Usual residence)20212011Change
Qualification levelNumber%City of Greater Bendigo %Number%City of Greater Bendigo %2011 to 2021
Bachelor or Higher degree83920.619.745614.514.1+383
Advanced Diploma or Diploma41010.19.12186.97.0+191
Vocational1,11127.322.887327.721.1+238
No qualification1,52637.539.61,41844.947.3+108
Not stated1834.58.81886.010.5-6
Total persons aged 15+4,069100.0100.03,155100.0100.0+914
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 Maiden Gully in 2021 compared to the City of Greater Bendigo 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, 58.0% of the population aged 15 and over held educational qualifications, and 37.5% had no qualifications, compared with 51.7% and 39.6% respectively for the City of Greater Bendigo.

The major differences between qualifications held by the population of Maiden Gully and the City of Greater Bendigo were:

  • A larger percentage of persons with Vocational qualifications (27.3% compared to 22.8%)
  • A smaller percentage of persons with No qualifications (37.5% compared to 39.6%)

Emerging groups

The largest changes in the qualifications of the population in Maiden Gully between 2011 and 2021 were in those with:

  • Bachelor or Higher degrees (+383 persons)
  • Vocational qualifications (+238 persons)
  • Advanced Diploma or Diplomas (+191 persons)
  • No qualifications (+108 persons)

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