44.8% ▲ +23.7%
Higher than 61% of section of state range areas.
- 2011: 36.2%
- 2016: 39.7%
- 2021: 44.8%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
50,000 to 99,999 · Section of State Range
Education & Qualifications in 50,000 to 99,999
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A gap of 14 percentage points separates 50,000 to 99,999 from the national average for Year 12 completion. While residents are more likely to finish school than those in most similar areas, they trail behind the rest of Australia in both school and university attainment. This is however a changing trend, with both high school and degree completion rates climbing since 2011.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 44.8% of people here finished Year 12, which is far below the Australian figure of 58.8%. This result is higher than most similar areas, and the rate has risen by 8.6 points since 2011.
Highest year of school
View on map →In 50,000 to 99,999, the largest group is Year 12 at 48%, followed by Year 10 (31%) and Year 9 or below (13%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Bachelor degrees or higher are held by 16.8% of adults, a figure that is well below the national average. This is higher than most similar areas, and the proportion of degree holders rose by 4.9 points over the last decade.
16.8% ▲ +40.6%
Higher than 71% of section of state range areas.
- 2011: 12.0%
- 2016: 13.5%
- 2021: 16.8%
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 50,000 to 99,999, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 45%, followed by Bachelor degree (24%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (18%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications are in management and commerce at 18.1%, followed by engineering and related fields at 15.5%. Health and society and culture also make up a significant share, at 11.9% and 11.7% respectively.
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 50,000 to 99,999 [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sosr/SOSR111/50-000-to-99-999/topic/education