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LEARN MORE ABOUT .idIn 2021, 35.7% of males in Blacktown City Council 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 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blacktown City Council - Total males aged 15+ | 2021 | 2016 | Change | ||||
| Qualification level | Number | % | Australia - Total males % | Number | % | Australia - Total males % | 2016 to 2021 |
| Bachelor or Higher degree | 41,169 | 27.1 | 23.6 | 26,079 | 20.3 | 19.9 | +15,090 |
| Advanced Diploma or Diploma | 12,926 | 8.5 | 8.1 | 10,539 | 8.2 | 7.6 | +2,387 |
| Vocational | 27,442 | 18.1 | 23.7 | 26,436 | 20.6 | 24.2 | +1,006 |
| No qualification | 56,380 | 37.2 | 36.0 | 53,425 | 41.7 | 37.8 | +2,955 |
| Not stated | 13,744 | 9.1 | 8.5 | 11,687 | 9.1 | 10.5 | +2,057 |
| Total people | 151,661 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 128,166 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +23,495 |
Dominant groups
Analysis of the qualifications of the males in Blacktown City Council in 2021 compared to Australia - Total males shows that there was a lower 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, 53.8% of the males aged 15 and over held educational qualifications, and 37.2% had no qualifications, compared with 55.4% and 36.0% respectively for Australia - Total males.
The major differences between qualifications held by males in Blacktown City and Australia - Total males were:
- A larger percentage of males with Bachelor or Higher degrees (27.1% compared to 23.6%)
- A larger percentage of males with No qualifications (37.2% compared to 36.0%)
- A smaller percentage of males with Vocationals (18.1% compared to 23.7%)
Emerging groups
The largest changes in the qualifications for males in Blacktown City between 2016 and 2021 were:
- Bachelor or Higher degree (+15,090 males)
- No qualification (+2,955 males)
- Advanced Diploma or Diploma (+2,387 males)
- Vocational (+1,006 males)
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