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Education & Qualifications in Rural Balance

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

Much lower schooling and qualification levels than most similar areas define Rural Balance. While only 30% of residents have completed Year 12, this represents a significant jump from just 4.4% in 2011. This trend is mirrored in higher education, where the share of adults with a bachelor degree or higher has also risen since 2011.

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📍 Rural Balance, Section of State

Where Rural Balance sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

9.8% ▲ +742.0%

All section of state areas, 2021. The marker is Rural Balance — lower than 86% of areas.

Rural Balance9.8%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Only 30% of people here have finished Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. Other common outcomes include 16% reaching Year 10 and 10% finishing Year 9 or below.

Completed Year 12

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30.0% ▲ +576.3%

Lower than 86% 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 Rural Balance, the largest group is Year 12 at 50%, followed by Year 10 (26%) and Year 9 or below (17%).

Year 12 30.0% Year 10 16.0% Year 9 or below 10.0% Year 11 4.4%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

The proportion of adults with a bachelor degree or higher is 9.8%, far below the Australian average of 26.3%. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 18% of residents.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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9.8% ▲ +742.0%

Lower than 86% 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 Rural Balance, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 44%, followed by Bachelor degree (22%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (18%).

Certificate III / IV 18.0% Bachelor degree 9.1% Advanced diploma / diploma 7.5% Postgraduate degree 3.9% Certificate I / II 2.1% Graduate diploma / certificate 0.5%

Field of study

What people studied.

Qualifications are spread across various fields, with Engineering and related studies being the most common at 6.6%, followed by Society and culture at 6.4%.

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/SOS93/rural-balance/topic/education