59.6% ▲ +21.7%
Higher than 84% of section of state areas.
- 2011: 49.0%
- 2016: 54.0%
- 2021: 59.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Major Urban · Section of State
Education & Qualifications in Major Urban
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A huge 11 percentage point jump in Year 12 completions since 2011 shows that education levels have climbed quickly in Major Urban. This shift is matched by a rise in university degrees, with 26.4% of adults now holding a bachelor degree or higher.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 60% of residents have finished Year 12, a figure that is much higher than in most similar areas. This represents a significant increase from 2011, when only 49% had completed their final year of school.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Major Urban, Year 12 is the majority at 63%; Year 11 is next at 15%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Bachelor degrees or higher are held by 26.4% of adults, which is about the same as the national figure. This is much higher than most similar areas and reflects a steady climb from 18.4% a decade ago.
26.4% ▲ +43.8%
Higher than 85% of section of state areas.
- 2011: 18.4%
- 2016: 21.5%
- 2021: 26.4%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Major Urban splits fairly evenly between Bachelor degree (33%) and Certificate III / IV (31%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 17%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications are in management and commerce at 19.5%, followed by engineering and related fields at 13.9%. Other common areas of study include society and culture, health, and education.
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 Major Urban [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sos/SOS40/major-urban/topic/education