59.1% ▲ +27.7%
Higher than 84% of section of state areas.
- 2011: 46.3%
- 2016: 50.1%
- 2021: 59.1%
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 strong focus on university degrees defines Major Urban, where 31.5% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. This is much higher than most similar areas and well above the national figure. The area has seen a significant push toward higher education, with the proportion of degree holders jumping 12 points since 2011.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion rates have climbed 13 points since 2011 to reach 59.1%. This result is much higher than most similar areas and sits about the same as the Australian average.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Major Urban, Year 12 is the majority at 62%; Year 10 is next at 22%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The typical qualification is a bachelor degree, held by 28.9% of the population. Along with a high number of postgraduate degrees (15.3%), this helps explain why the area's level of higher education is well above the national figure.
31.5% ▲ +59.2%
Higher than 95% of section of state areas.
- 2011: 19.8%
- 2016: 22.6%
- 2021: 31.5%
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 Major Urban, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 33%, followed by Certificate III / IV (27%) and Postgraduate degree (18%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Management and commerce is the most common field of study at 21.2%. Other frequent qualifications include society and culture at 13.9% and health at 11.1%.
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/SOS60/major-urban/topic/education