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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.

School completion rates have climbed by over 7 percentage points since 2011 in Outer Regional Australia. While the area is catching up, it still trails the national average for school and university finishes, with only 39.3% of people completing Year 12.

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Where Outer Regional Australia sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

13.2% ▲ +37.2%

All remoteness area areas, 2021. The marker is Outer Regional Australia — lower than 55% of areas.

Outer Regional Australia13.2%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Year 12 completion is far below the Australian figure of 58.8%, though it has risen to 39.3%. Nearly 20% of residents topped their schooling at Year 10, while 15% left at Year 9 or below.

Completed Year 12

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39.3% ▲ +23.0%

Lower than 51% of remoteness area areas.

Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.

Highest year of school

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In Outer Regional Australia, the largest group is Year 12 at 44%, followed by Year 10 (22%) and Year 11 (18%).

Year 12 39.3% Year 10 19.5% Year 11 16.3% Year 9 or below 15.0%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

University degrees are less common here than across Australia, with 13.2% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. The most typical qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 35.3% of people.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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13.2% ▲ +37.2%

Lower than 55% of remoteness area areas.

Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).

Highest qualification level

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In Outer Regional Australia, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 46%, followed by Bachelor degree (22%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (20%).

Certificate III / IV 35.3% Bachelor degree 16.6% Advanced diploma / diploma 15.2% Postgraduate degree 3.5% Graduate diploma / certificate 3.5% Certificate I / II 2.3%

Field of study

What people studied.

The most common fields of study are Engineering and related subjects at 13.6%, followed by Management and commerce at 11.8% and Health at 11.1%.

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/RA22/outer-regional-australia/topic/education