43.5% ▲ +28.3%
Higher than 53% of section of state range areas.
- 2011: 33.9%
- 2016: 36.9%
- 2021: 43.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
500 or more · Section of State Range
Education & Qualifications in 500 or more
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer people in 500 or more have finished high school compared to the national average. While the area is seeing a steady rise in university degrees and school completion, it still sits well below the national figures for both.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 43.5% of residents have completed Year 12, which is far below the Australian figure of 58.8%. This is an improvement over time, as the rate rose 9.6 percentage points since 2011.
Highest year of school
View on map →In 500 or more, the largest group is Year 12 at 47%, followed by Year 10 (21%) and Year 11 (18%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 16.6% of the population, which is higher than most similar areas but well below the national average. Certificate III or IV qualifications are the most common, held by 35.6% of residents.
16.6% ▲ +52.5%
Higher than 69% of section of state range areas.
- 2011: 10.9%
- 2016: 12.5%
- 2021: 16.6%
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 500 or more, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 44%, followed by Bachelor degree (23%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (19%).
Field of study
What people studied.
People with qualifications in this area are most often trained in engineering and related fields at 14.9%, followed by management and commerce at 11.9%.
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/SOSR221/500-or-more/topic/education