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Education & Qualifications in Inner Regional Australia

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

Fewer than 45% of people in Inner Regional Australia finished Year 12, though this is higher than in most similar regional areas. While schooling levels are far below the national figure, the proportion of people finishing school has risen by 6.5 percentage points since 2011.

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📍 Inner Regional Australia, Remoteness Area

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

14.7% ▲ +29.2%

All remoteness area areas, 2021. The marker is Inner Regional Australia — higher than 69% of areas.

Inner Regional Australia14.7%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

About 44.4% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the Australian figure of 58.8%. Other common outcomes include 20.1% finishing Year 11 and 18.7% finishing Year 10.

Completed Year 12

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44.4% ▲ +17.2%

Higher than 66% 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 48%, followed by Year 11 (22%) and Year 10 (20%).

Year 12 44.4% Year 11 20.1% Year 10 18.7% Year 9 or below 10.2%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

People with a bachelor degree or higher make up 14.7% of adults, a figure that is far below the national average of 26.3%. This has improved over time, rising 3.3 percentage points since 2011, with Certificate III or IV being the most common qualification at 37.5%.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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14.7% ▲ +29.2%

Higher than 69% 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 46%, followed by Bachelor degree (22%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (19%).

Certificate III / IV 37.5% Bachelor degree 18.2% Advanced diploma / diploma 15.5% Postgraduate degree 4.3% Graduate diploma / certificate 3.3% Certificate I / II 2.8%

Field of study

What people studied.

The most common qualifications are in engineering and related fields at 16.5%, followed by management and commerce at 14.3% and society and culture at 12.3%.

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/RA41/inner-regional-australia/topic/education