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Education & Qualifications in 500 or more

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

More adults hold university degrees here than in most similar areas, though 500 or more still sits well below the national average. This is a place where education levels are climbing, with a significant jump in both high school and degree completions over the last decade.

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📍 500 or more, Section of State Range

Where 500 or more sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

16.3% ▲ +51.6%

All section of state range areas, 2021. The marker is 500 or more — higher than 66% of areas.

500 or more16.3%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Year 12 completion rates rose 8.8 percentage points since 2011 to reach 41.4%, though this is far below the own Australian figure of 58.8%. About 31.6% of residents have Year 10 as their highest school level.

Completed Year 12

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41.4% ▲ +27.1%

Lower than 58% of section of state range areas.

Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.

Highest year of school

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In 500 or more, the largest group is Year 12 at 45%, followed by Year 10 (34%) and Year 9 or below (13%).

Year 12 41.4% Year 10 31.6% Year 9 or below 12.2% Year 11 7.0%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

The share of adults with a bachelor degree or higher rose to 16.3% since 2011, which is higher than most similar areas but well below the 26.3% national average. Certificate III or IV qualifications are most common at 36.6%.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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16.3% ▲ +51.6%

Higher than 66% of section of state range 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 500 or more, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 46%, followed by Bachelor degree (23%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (18%).

Certificate III / IV 36.6% Bachelor degree 18.3% Advanced diploma / diploma 14.5% Postgraduate degree 5.1% Graduate diploma / certificate 3.2% Certificate I / II 2.4%

Field of study

What people studied.

The most common fields of study are Engineering and related topics at 15.6%, followed closely by Management and commerce at 14.9%. Society and culture qualifications make up 11.0% of the total.

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 500 or more [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sosr/SOSR121/500-or-more/topic/education