The last three decades have seen a rapid increase in the proportion of people holding university degrees.
University qualifications are a gateway for people entering professions and are therefore an integral part of the career paths of many workers. According to the Census, around 13% of Australian adults hold a bachelor degree or have a postgraduate qualification (ABS, 2002b).
Here is a summary profile of their personal characteristics, work and leisure patterns, beliefs and church attendance patterns. It concludes with some comments about possible ministry needs and opportunitie s.
This is one of 14 population profiles prepared by NCLS Research in Source: Profiling Australians (2003)





