44.6% ▲ +18.0%
Higher than 59% of section of state areas.
- 2011: 37.8%
- 2016: 40.5%
- 2021: 44.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Other Urban · Section of State
Education & Qualifications in Other Urban
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Certificate III or IV qualifications are the most common achievement in Other Urban, where 39% of adults hold one. While school completion has risen since 2011, this area remains far behind national figures for both Year 12 graduation and university degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 44.6% of people finished Year 12, which is higher than most similar areas but still far below the Australian figure of 58.8%. This is an improving trend, as the rate rose 6.8 percentage points since 2011.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Other Urban, the largest group is Year 12 at 49%, followed by Year 10 (30%) and Year 9 or below (13%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Only 12.8% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher, a figure far below the national average of 26.3%. This is lower than most similar areas, though the proportion of degree holders grew by 2.5 percentage points since 2011.
12.8% ▲ +24.1%
Lower than 69% of section of state areas.
- 2011: 10.3%
- 2016: 11.0%
- 2021: 12.8%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →In Other Urban, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 50%, followed by Bachelor degree (21%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (17%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study are Engineering and related topics at 17.8%, followed by Management and commerce at 14.4%. Other notable qualifications include Society and culture (10.6%) and Health (10.0%).
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 Other Urban [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sos/SOS31/other-urban/topic/education