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Education & Qualifications in Remote Australia

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

Only 35.1% of people in Remote Australia finished Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. While schooling levels are lower than most areas, the number of residents completing high school has risen by nearly 10 percentage points since 2011.

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Where Remote Australia sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

13.8% ▲ +71.6%

All remoteness area areas, 2021. The marker is Remote Australia — higher than 53% of areas.

Remote Australia13.8%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Year 12 completion is far below the Australian average, with 31.4% of people having Year 10 as their highest level of schooling. This is lower than most similar areas, though the 35.1% who did finish Year 12 represents a rise since 2011.

Completed Year 12

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35.1% ▲ +38.5%

Lower than 68% 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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Remote Australia splits fairly evenly between Year 12 (40%) and Year 10 (36%), with Year 9 or below at 14%.

Year 12 35.1% Year 10 31.4% Year 9 or below 12.7% Year 11 9.2%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 13.8% of the population, which is far below the national figure of 26.3%. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 34.1% of residents.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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13.8% ▲ +71.6%

Higher than 53% 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 Remote Australia, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 46%, followed by Bachelor degree (21%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (18%).

Certificate III / IV 34.1% Bachelor degree 15.7% Advanced diploma / diploma 13.2% Postgraduate degree 6.0% Certificate I / II 2.8% Graduate diploma / certificate 1.9%

Field of study

What people studied.

Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are engineering and related subjects at 17.2%, followed by management and commerce at 14.3%.

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 Remote Australia [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ra/RA63/remote-australia/topic/education