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GLOSSARY Adult migrants After arrival Balance of state/territory Comprises people usually resident in areas outside of the eight capital city Statistical Divisions (as defined in the Australian Standard Geographical Classification (ASGC) (cat. no. 1216.0)). Balance of state/territory does not include any residents of the Australian Capital Territory (ACT). Before arrival Capital city Comprises people usually resident in areas within the eight capital city Statistical Divisions (as defined in the Australian Standard Geographical Classification (ASGC) (cat. no. 1216.0)). Includes all residents of the ACT. Completed qualification The completion of all academic requirements for the conferring of an award from an institution. See also Qualification. Completion in Australia If the person studied for the qualification overseas via correspondence with an Australian educational institution, then the qualification is said to have been completed in Australia. If the person studied for the qualification in Australia by correspondence with an overseas educational institution, then the qualification is said to have been completed overseas. Employed All people aged 15 years and over who, during the week prior to interview:
Employed full-time Employed persons who usually worked 35 hours or more a week (in all jobs) and those who, although usually working less than 35 hours a week, worked 35 hours or more during the reference week. Employed part-time Employed persons who usually worked less than 35 hours or more a week (in all jobs) and either did so during the reference week, or were not at work in the reference week. Labour force status A classification of the civilian population aged 15 years and over into employed, unemployed or not in the labour force, as defined. The definitions conform closely to the international standard definitions adopted by the International Conferences of Labour Statisticians. Level of highest educational attainment Level of highest educational attainment identifies the highest achievement a person has attained in any area of study. It is not a measurement of the relative importance of different fields of study but a ranking of qualifications and other educational attainments regardless of the particular area of study or the type of institution in which the study was undertaken. See the Level of Highest Educational Attainment section in the Explanatory Notes for further details on how the highest level is derived. Non–school qualification Non-school qualifications are awarded for educational attainments other than those of pre-primary, primary or secondary education. They include qualifications at the Postgraduate degree level, Graduate Diploma and Graduate certificate level, Bachelor degree level, Advanced Diploma and Diploma level, and Certificates I, II, III and IV levels. Non-school qualifications may be attained concurrently with school qualifications. See also Qualification. Not in labour force
Participation rate Persons who were not in the categories 'employed' or 'unemployed' (as defined). Qualification Unemployed People aged 15 years and over who were not employed during the reference week, and:
Unemployment rate
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