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Education & Qualifications in Other Urban

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

More people in Other Urban have finished Year 12 than in most similar areas. While this is an improvement from a decade ago, the overall level of schooling and university degrees remains well below the national figures.

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📍 Other Urban, Section of State

Where Other Urban sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

13.5% ▼ -1.3%

All section of state areas, 2021. The marker is Other Urban — lower than 62% of areas.

Other Urban13.5%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

About 46.6% of residents finished Year 12, which is a rise of 5.2 points since 2011. Despite this growth, the figure is still far below the Australian average of 58.8%.

Completed Year 12

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46.6% ▲ +12.7%

Higher than 72% 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 Other Urban, Year 12 is the majority at 60%; Year 10 is next at 19%.

Year 12 46.6% Year 10 14.6% Year 9 or below 11.0% Year 11 5.8%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 13.5% of the population, which is lower than most similar areas and far below the national figure of 26.3%. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 27.9% of residents.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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13.5% ▼ -1.3%

Lower than 62% 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 Other Urban, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 43%, followed by Bachelor degree (20%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (17%).

Certificate III / IV 27.9% Bachelor degree 13.0% Advanced diploma / diploma 11.1% Certificate I / II 4.9% Postgraduate degree 4.1% Graduate diploma / certificate 3.4%

Field of study

What people studied.

Engineering and related fields are the most common area of study at 18.0%, followed by management and commerce at 12.3%.

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 Other Urban [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sos/SOS91/other-urban/topic/education