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Education & Qualifications in Outer Regional Australia

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

A significant jump in high-school completion and university degrees has changed the local skill set in Outer Regional Australia. Most recently, 57.9% of residents finished Year 12, while over a quarter of adults now hold a bachelor degree or higher.

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📍 Outer Regional Australia, Remoteness Area

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

26.0% ▲ +51.0%

All remoteness area areas, 2021. The marker is Outer Regional Australia — higher than 86% of areas.

Outer Regional Australia26.0%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

School completion has climbed 12 points since 2011, with 57.9% of people now finishing Year 12. This is much higher than most similar areas and sits about the same as the national figure.

Completed Year 12

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57.9% ▲ +25.9%

Higher than 85% 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, Year 12 is the majority at 64%; Year 10 is next at 17%.

Year 12 57.9% Year 10 15.1% Year 11 10.4% Year 9 or below 6.7%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

The number of adults with a bachelor degree or higher rose 8.8 points since 2011 to reach 26.0%. This is much higher than most similar areas, and the most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV at 27.0%.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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26.0% ▲ +51.0%

Higher than 86% 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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Outer Regional Australia splits fairly evenly between Certificate III / IV (33%) and Bachelor degree (30%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 16%.

Certificate III / IV 27.0% Bachelor degree 24.2% Advanced diploma / diploma 13.2% Postgraduate degree 10.3% Graduate diploma / certificate 4.1% Certificate I / II 2.3%

Field of study

What people studied.

Management and commerce are the most common fields of study at 18.7%, followed by engineering at 14.6% and society and culture at 11.9%.

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/RA72/outer-regional-australia/topic/education