35.9% ▲ +14.2%
Lower than 71% of section of state areas.
- 2011: 31.5%
- 2016: 33.0%
- 2021: 35.9%
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.
Only 35.9% of people in Bounded Locality have completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure. This is an area where few adults hold university degrees, though schooling and qualification levels have both risen slightly since 2011.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is lower than most similar areas at 35.9%, though this rose 4.5 points since 2011. Roughly 28.7% of residents finished Year 10 as their highest level of schooling.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Bounded Locality, the largest group is Year 12 at 41%, followed by Year 10 (33%) and Year 9 or below (13%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The share of adults with a bachelor degree or higher is 9.7%, which is much lower than most areas and far below the Australian average of 26.3%. Certificate III or IV is the most common qualification held at 34.5%.
9.7% ▲ +25.1%
Lower than 86% of section of state areas.
- 2011: 7.8%
- 2016: 8.4%
- 2021: 9.7%
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 and related subjects at 17.1%, followed by Management and commerce at 10.3%.
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/SOS52/bounded-locality/topic/education