Description
- Number and proportion of First Nations people aged 25-34 years old who have completed qualifications at Certificate level III or above.
- Proportion of non-Indigenous people aged 25-34 years old who have completed qualifications at Certificate level III or above.
Data period
Census nights: 10 August 2021, 9 August 2016, 9 August 2011 and 8 August 2006.
Data source
Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) Census of Population and Housing 2021, 2016, 2011 and 2006.
Region types reported
- Australian Statistical Geography Standard (ASGS) 2021 Main Structure regions: Statistical Areas Level 3 (SA3), Statistical Areas Level 4 (SA4), States and Territories, Australia
- ASGS 2021 Indigenous Regions (IREG)
- ASGS 2021 Local Government Areas (LGA).
Suppression rules
- Data have been suppressed if the denominator for the percentage was less than 100, due to concerns about the reliability of percentages based on small denominators.
- Data have been suppressed responses to the relevant data item(s) was not stated for >50% of the relevant population, due to relatively high exposure to potential bias.
- Data have been flagged as interpret with caution if responses to the relevant data item(s) was not stated for 25% –50% of the relevant population, due to relatively high exposure to potential bias.
Notes
- Geography based on place of usual residence.
- Certificate level III or above based on the Australian Qualifications Framework includes Certificate Level III or IV, Diploma or Advanced Diploma, Bachelor Degree, Graduate Diploma/Certificate or a Postgraduate Degree.
- Data excludes overseas visitors and people for whom Indigenous status was not stated.
- Data excludes people for whom information on non-school qualification was not stated or inadequately described.
- Data for 2021 was analysed by the AIHW using ABS TableBuilder. Data for 2016, 2011 and 2006 was sourced from a custom data request provided by the ABS.
- Data have been randomly adjusted by the ABS to protect confidentiality. No reliance should be placed on small numbers.
Reference material
Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) (2021) Census of Population and Housing: Census Dictionary, ABS website, accessed 26 October 2023.
ABS (2022) 2021 Census of Population and Housing [TableBuilder], 26 October 2023.
Productivity Commission (PC) (2023) Socioeconomic outcome area 6, PC website, accessed 26 October 2023.
