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Education & Qualifications in Bounded Locality

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

A gap of 33 percentage points separates Bounded Locality from the national average for Year 12 completion. Only 26.3% of people here finished high school, which is among the lowest rates for similar areas. While this figure has risen slightly since 2011, overall education levels remain far below the Australian norm.

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📍 Bounded Locality, Section of State

Where Bounded Locality sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

8.1% ▲ +4.8%

All section of state areas, 2021. The marker is Bounded Locality — lower than 94% of areas.

Bounded Locality8.1%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Only 26.3% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. The most common highest school year reached is Year 9 or below, at 28%.

Completed Year 12

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26.3% ▲ +19.8%

Lower than 89% 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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Bounded Locality splits fairly evenly between Year 9 or below (31%) and Year 12 (29%), with Year 10 at 24%.

Year 9 or below 28.0% Year 12 26.3% Year 10 21.9% Year 11 13.8%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

University qualifications are rare here, with only 8.1% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the Australian average of 26.3% and has barely changed since 2011.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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8.1% ▲ +4.8%

Lower than 94% 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 Bounded Locality, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 43%, followed by Bachelor degree (22%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (15%).

Certificate III / IV 27.3% Bachelor degree 14.1% Advanced diploma / diploma 9.5% Certificate I / II 6.1% Postgraduate degree 4.4% Graduate diploma / certificate 2.7%

Field of study

What people studied.

For those with a qualification, the most common fields are society and culture and engineering, both at 10.7%, followed closely by management and commerce at 10.4%.

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/SOS72/bounded-locality/topic/education