42.7% ▲ +24.5%
Lower than 52% of section of state range areas.
- 2011: 34.3%
- 2016: 36.7%
- 2021: 42.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
499 or less · Section of State Range
Education & Qualifications in 499 or less
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Higher university qualifications are more common here than in most similar areas, though the region still trails the national average. In 499 or less, 15.7% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, a figure that has climbed steadily over the last decade.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion has risen by 8.4 percentage points since 2011 to reach 42.7%. This is around the middle for similar areas, but remains far below the national figure of 58.8%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In 499 or less, the largest group is Year 12 at 47%, followed by Year 10 (21%) and Year 11 (17%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 34.8% of people. While the proportion of adults with a bachelor degree or higher is higher than in most similar areas, it is still far below the 26.3% seen across Australia.
15.7% ▲ +45.1%
Higher than 60% of section of state range areas.
- 2011: 10.8%
- 2016: 12.5%
- 2021: 15.7%
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 499 or less, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 45%, followed by Bachelor degree (23%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (19%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Those with qualifications in this area are most likely to have studied Engineering and related fields, at 14.4%, followed by Management and commerce at 11.4%.
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 499 or less [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sosr/SOSR222/499-or-less/topic/education