Report of the New South Wales Chief Health Officer, 1997

Graphic: Demography - Education
Note: Data on level of education from the ABS 1996 Census were not available at the time this report was prepared. In 1991, 53.3% of males and 64.2% of females had no educational qualifications.
Source: ABS, 1991 Census Basic Community Profile (electronic), ABS cat. no. 2722.1, ABS, Canberra, 1991 (HOIST), Epidemiology and Surveillance Branch, NSW Health Department.
 The level of educational or vocational qualification achieved by individuals is an important determinant of their socioeconomic status. This relationship is covered in more detail in the Socioeconomic status and health chapter.

In NSW in 1991, 53.4 per cent of males reported they had no qualifications, compared to 64.2 per cent of females.

A much greater proportion of the male population (22%) than the female population (7.3%) possessed a skilled vocational qualification.

Conversely, a slightly greater proportion of females (13.5%) than males (12.7%) held diplomas and higher levels of tertiary qualifications.

For more information, see: Australian Bureau of Statistics
Produced by Epidemiology and Surveillance Branch, Public Health Division, New South Wales Health Department on 20 March 1998.