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1 million or more · Section of State Range

Education & Qualifications in 1 million or more

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

Management and commerce studies are the most common choice for qualified residents in 1 million or more. This area is well-educated, with high rates of university degrees and a significant number of people finishing secondary school. The proportion of adults with a degree has climbed steadily over the last decade.

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📍 1 million or more, Section of State Range

Where 1 million or more sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

28.3% ▲ +34.3%

All section of state range areas, 2021. The marker is 1 million or more — higher than 93% of areas.

1 million or more28.3%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

School completion is high here, with 65.7% of people finishing Year 12. This is well above the national figure of 58.8% and reflects a strong upward trend, rising 9.5 percentage points since 2011.

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65.7% ▲ +16.8%

Higher than 96% 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 1 million or more, Year 12 is the majority at 70%; Year 10 is next at 17%.

Year 12 65.7% Year 10 16.4% Year 9 or below 6.9% Year 11 5.5%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

University qualifications are common, with 28.3% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is a little above the Australian average and is among the highest results for similar areas.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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28.3% ▲ +34.3%

Higher than 93% 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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1 million or more splits fairly evenly between Bachelor degree (34%) and Certificate III / IV (29%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 18%.

Bachelor degree 29.2% Certificate III / IV 25.4% Advanced diploma / diploma 15.2% Postgraduate degree 10.3% Graduate diploma / certificate 4.2% Certificate I / II 2.0%

Field of study

What people studied.

The most popular fields of study are management and commerce at 21.1%, followed by engineering at 13.5% and society and culture at 12.9%.

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 1 million or more [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sosr/SOSR301/1-million-or-more/topic/education