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Remainder of State/Territory · Section of State Range

Education & Qualifications in Remainder of State/Territory

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

Far fewer people in Remainder of State/Territory have finished high school compared to the national figure, with only 44.2% completing Year 12. While qualifications have improved over the last decade, the area still trails Australia in both school completion and university degrees.

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Where Remainder of State/Territory sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

17.5% ▲ +29.6%

All section of state range areas, 2021. The marker is Remainder of State/Territory — higher than 73% of areas.

Remainder of State/Territory17.5%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Only 44.2% of people here finished Year 12, which is far below the Australian figure of 58.8%. This is an improvement from 2011, when the rate was 37.7%.

Completed Year 12

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44.2% ▲ +17.3%

Higher than 57% 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 Remainder of State/Territory, the largest group is Year 12 at 49%, followed by Year 10 (33%) and Year 9 or below (12%).

Year 12 44.2% Year 10 29.4% Year 9 or below 10.4% Year 11 6.2%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

The proportion of adults with a bachelor degree or higher is 17.5%, which is much higher than most similar areas but well below the national average of 26.3%. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 33.6% of residents.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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17.5% ▲ +29.6%

Higher than 73% 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 Remainder of State/Territory, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 43%, followed by Bachelor degree (25%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (18%).

Certificate III / IV 33.6% Bachelor degree 19.5% Advanced diploma / diploma 14.2% Postgraduate degree 5.2% Graduate diploma / certificate 2.9% Certificate I / II 2.3%

Field of study

What people studied.

Engineering and related fields are the most common areas of study at 15.5%, followed closely by management and commerce at 14.6%.

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 Remainder of State/Territory [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sosr/SOSR131/remainder-of-state-territory/topic/education