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Education & Qualifications in Rural Balance

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

Far fewer people in Rural Balance have finished high school compared to the national figure, with only 44.6% completing Year 12. While this is higher than in most similar areas, it remains a significant gap of 14 percentage points below the Australian average.

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📍 Rural Balance, Section of State

Where Rural Balance sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

14.8% ▲ +32.3%

All section of state areas, 2021. The marker is Rural Balance — lower than 51% of areas.

Rural Balance14.8%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

The proportion of residents finishing Year 12 rose 7.3 points since 2011 to reach 44.6%. Other common highest school years include Year 11 at 20.1% and Year 10 at 17.6%.

Completed Year 12

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44.6% ▲ +19.6%

Higher than 59% of section of state areas.

Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.

Highest year of school

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In Rural Balance, the largest group is Year 12 at 49%, followed by Year 11 (22%) and Year 10 (19%).

Year 12 44.6% Year 11 20.1% Year 10 17.6% Year 9 or below 9.4%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Bachelor degrees or higher are held by 14.8% of adults, which is around the middle for similar areas but far below the national figure of 26.3%. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 36.3% of residents.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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14.8% ▲ +32.3%

Lower than 51% of section of state 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 Rural Balance, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 46%, followed by Bachelor degree (24%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (18%).

Certificate III / IV 36.3% Bachelor degree 18.8% Advanced diploma / diploma 14.5% Postgraduate degree 4.2% Graduate diploma / certificate 3.0% Certificate I / II 2.6%

Field of study

What people studied.

Engineering and related fields are the most common areas of study at 16.7%, followed by management and commerce at 12.8% and health at 11%.

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 Rural Balance [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sos/SOS43/rural-balance/topic/education