35.5% ▲ +23.4%
Lower than 72% of section of state areas.
- 2011: 28.8%
- 2016: 31.1%
- 2021: 35.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Rural Balance · Section of State
Education & Qualifications in Rural Balance
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer people have higher education in Rural Balance than in most similar areas. Only 10% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the national figure of 26.3%. Despite these low levels, there has been a steady increase in both school and university completion over the last decade.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 35.5% of residents finished Year 12, a figure far below the Australian average of 58.8%. This is lower than most similar areas, though the rate did rise by 6.7 percentage points since 2011.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Rural Balance, the largest group is Year 12 at 42%, followed by Year 10 (27%) and Year 9 or below (17%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University qualifications are uncommon here, with only 10% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. Most people instead hold a Certificate III or IV, which is the most common qualification at 35%.
10.0% ▲ +20.1%
Lower than 85% of section of state areas.
- 2011: 8.3%
- 2016: 8.9%
- 2021: 10.0%
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 Rural Balance, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 52%; Bachelor degree is next at 18%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most popular fields are Engineering and related studies at 18%, followed by Management and commerce at 11.4%.
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 Rural Balance [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sos/SOS73/rural-balance/topic/education