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Education & Qualifications in Inner Regional Australia

How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.

Higher rates of schooling and degrees than similar areas define Inner Regional Australia. While these figures are still far below the national averages, there is a clear upward trend in qualifications. The typical resident is more likely to have finished school or earned a degree than those in other regional hubs.

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📍 Inner Regional Australia, Remoteness Area

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

14.1% ▲ +32.7%

All remoteness area areas, 2021. The marker is Inner Regional Australia — higher than 58% of areas.

Inner Regional Australia14.1%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Year 12 completion rose 7.6 percentage points since 2011 to reach 45.1%. While this is higher than most similar areas, it remains far below the Australian figure of 58.8%.

Completed Year 12

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45.1% ▲ +20.2%

Higher than 69% 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 Inner Regional Australia, the largest group is Year 12 at 49%, followed by Year 10 (30%) and Year 9 or below (13%).

Year 12 45.1% Year 10 27.9% Year 9 or below 11.7% Year 11 7.2%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 14.1% of the population, which is higher than most similar areas. This figure rose 3.5 percentage points since 2011, though it is still far below the national average of 26.3%.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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14.1% ▲ +32.7%

Higher than 58% 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 Inner Regional Australia, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 48%, followed by Bachelor degree (22%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (18%).

Certificate III / IV 38.5% Bachelor degree 17.4% Advanced diploma / diploma 14.1% Postgraduate degree 4.2% Certificate I / II 3.0% Graduate diploma / certificate 2.9%

Field of study

What people studied.

The most common qualifications are in Engineering and related fields at 17.5%, followed by Management and commerce at 14.5%.

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 Inner Regional Australia [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ra/RA31/inner-regional-australia/topic/education