77,231 people in the City of Sydney had a tertiary qualification in 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 asEmployment Status,Income andOccupation, the City of Sydney's Educational Qualifications help to evaluate the economic opportunities and socio-economic status of the area and identify skill gaps in the labour market.
'What is the level of the highest qualification the person has completed?'
Persons aged 15 years and over
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics,Census of Population and Housing 2006 and 2011. Compiled and presented in profile.id by.id, the population experts.
(Usual residence data)
Analysis of the qualifications of the population in the City of Sydney in 2011 compared to Greater Sydney 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, 57.0% of the population aged 15 and over held educational qualifications, and 26.3% had no qualifications, compared with 48.3% and 40.5% respectively for Greater Sydney.
The major differences between qualifications held by the population of the City of Sydney and Greater Sydney were:
The largest changes in the qualifications of the population in the City of Sydney between 2006 and 2011 were in those with:
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