37.2% ▲ +22.4%
Lower than 57% of remoteness area areas.
- 2011: 30.4%
- 2016: 32.9%
- 2021: 37.2%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Outer Regional Australia · Remoteness Area
Education & Qualifications in Outer Regional Australia
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer people in Outer Regional Australia have finished high school compared to the rest of the country. Only 37.2% of residents completed Year 12, which is 22 percentage points lower than the national figure. While these numbers are low, the area has seen a steady increase in both school completions and university degrees since 2011.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 37.2% of people finished Year 12, a figure that rose 6.8 percentage points since 2011. However, this remains far below the Australian average of 58.8%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Outer Regional Australia, the largest group is Year 12 at 42%, followed by Year 10 (34%) and Year 9 or below (16%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are less common here than in most areas, with only 12.8% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. The most typical qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 35.1% of residents.
12.8% ▲ +35.2%
Lower than 59% of remoteness area areas.
- 2011: 9.4%
- 2016: 10.7%
- 2021: 12.8%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →In Outer Regional Australia, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 48%, followed by Bachelor degree (23%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (18%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study are engineering and related subjects at 14.7%, followed by management and commerce at 13.3%. Health and society and culture also make up nearly 10% each.
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Outer Regional Australia [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ra/RA12/outer-regional-australia/topic/education