37.0% ▲ +19.7%
Lower than 68% of section of state areas.
- 2011: 30.9%
- 2016: 34.1%
- 2021: 37.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Bounded Locality · Section of State
Education & Qualifications in Bounded Locality
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Fewer people in Bounded Locality have completed high school or university compared to most similar areas. Only 37% of residents finished Year 12, and university degrees are uncommon here. Despite these low figures, the proportion of people finishing school has risen by 6.1 points since 2011.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 37% of residents have completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. Other common highest levels of schooling include Year 11 at 21.3% and Year 10 at 19.7%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Bounded Locality, the largest group is Year 12 at 41%, followed by Year 11 (23%) and Year 10 (22%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are much less common than in most areas, with just 11% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. Trade qualifications are more typical, as 38.4% of residents hold a Certificate III or IV.
11.0% ▲ +34.5%
Lower than 80% of section of state areas.
- 2011: 8.2%
- 2016: 9.4%
- 2021: 11.0%
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 Bounded Locality, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 51%; Bachelor degree is next at 20%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are engineering at 17% and management and commerce at 11.8%. Health and society and culture also make up over 10% each of the qualifications held.
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 Bounded Locality [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sos/SOS42/bounded-locality/topic/education