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LEARN MORE ABOUT .id23.4% of females in the City of Greater Bendigo had a Bachelor or Higher degree qualification in 2021, higher than Regional VIC. This represents an increase of 5,202 females 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.
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 the City of Greater Bendigo in 2021 compared to Regional VIC 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, 50.9% of the female population aged 15 and over held educational qualifications, and 39.9% had no qualifications, compared with 49.3% and 40.7% respectively for Regional VIC.
The major difference between the qualifications held by the female population of the City of Greater Bendigo and Regional VIC is:
- A larger percentage of females with Bachelor or Higher degrees (23.4% compared to 21.8%)
Emerging groups
The largest changes in the qualifications of the female population in the City of Greater Bendigo between 2011 and 2021 were in those with:
- Bachelor or Higher degrees (+5,202 females)
- Vocational qualifications (+2,494 females)
- Advanced Diploma or Diplomas (+2,165 females)
- No qualifications (-669 females)
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