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Education & Qualifications in Remote Australia

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

More people in Remote Australia have completed higher levels of schooling and university since 2011. While the area sits well below the national average for education, nearly half of the population has now finished Year 12. This represents a steady climb in qualifications across the region over the last decade.

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

20.3% ▲ +30.5%

All remoteness area areas, 2021. The marker is Remote Australia — higher than 78% of areas.

Remote Australia20.3%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Year 12 completion rose 7.5 points since 2011 to reach 46.6%. While this is much higher than most similar areas, it remains far below the Australian figure of 58.8%.

Completed Year 12

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46.6% ▲ +19.3%

Higher than 72% 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 Remote Australia, Year 12 is the majority at 53%; Year 10 is next at 21%.

Year 12 46.6% Year 10 18.4% Year 9 or below 11.9% Year 11 11.3%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher now make up 20.3% of the population, which is much higher than in similar areas. This figure rose 4.8 points since 2011, though it is still well below the national average of 26.3%.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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20.3% ▲ +30.5%

Higher than 78% 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 35%, followed by Bachelor degree (29%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (16%).

Certificate III / IV 26.4% Bachelor degree 21.8% Advanced diploma / diploma 12.1% Postgraduate degree 8.6% Graduate diploma / certificate 3.8% Certificate I / II 2.4%

Field of study

What people studied.

The most common qualifications are in management and commerce at 13.5%, followed by society and culture at 12.7% and health at 12.5%.

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 Remote Australia [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ra/RA73/remote-australia/topic/education