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Education & Qualifications in Remainder of State/Territory

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

More people hold high-level qualifications in the Remainder of State/Territory than in most similar areas. While the typical education level remains well below the national figure, the number of adults with university degrees has risen to 17.3%.

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

17.3% ▲ +31.8%

All section of state range areas, 2021. The marker is Remainder of State/Territory — higher than 72% of areas.

Remainder of State/Territory17.3%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

School completion is improving, with the share of people finishing Year 12 rising 6.9 points since 2011 to reach 45.1%. This is higher than in most similar areas, though it remains far below the Australian average of 58.8%.

Completed Year 12

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45.1% ▲ +18.2%

Higher than 63% 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 50%, followed by Year 10 (21%) and Year 11 (18%).

Year 12 45.1% Year 10 18.7% Year 11 16.1% Year 9 or below 11.1%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

The proportion of adults with a bachelor degree or higher rose to 17.3%, which is higher than most similar areas. However, this is still well below the 26.3% national figure, with Certificate III or IV being the most common qualification at 33.9%.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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17.3% ▲ +31.8%

Higher than 72% 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 (24%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (19%).

Certificate III / IV 33.9% Bachelor degree 19.4% Advanced diploma / diploma 15.5% Postgraduate degree 4.9% Graduate diploma / certificate 4.0% Certificate I / II 1.9%

Field of study

What people studied.

Engineering and related fields are the most common qualifications here at 15.6%. Other frequent areas of study include management and commerce at 12.0% and health at 10.8%.

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/SOSR231/remainder-of-state-territory/topic/education