54.9% ▲ +14.5%
Higher than 85% of section of state range areas.
- 2011: 48.0%
- 2016: 51.3%
- 2021: 54.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
100,000 to 249,999 · Section of State Range
Education & Qualifications in 100,000 to 249,999
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More people in 100,000 to 249,999 have finished their schooling and earned degrees than in 2011. While high school completion rose by nearly 7 points, those with a bachelor degree or higher grew by 5.2 points to reach 19.7%. This shows a clear trend toward higher education across the area.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 54.9% of people finished Year 12, which is much higher than most similar areas, though it remains well below the national figure of 58.8%. The most common highest school year reached was Year 12, followed by Year 10 at 20.9%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In 100,000 to 249,999, Year 12 is the majority at 60%; Year 10 is next at 23%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Nearly one in five adults (19.7%) holds a bachelor degree or higher, a figure that is much higher than in similar areas but well below the Australian average. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 32.3% of people.
19.7% ▲ +35.9%
Higher than 78% of section of state range areas.
- 2011: 14.5%
- 2016: 17.2%
- 2021: 19.7%
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 100,000 to 249,999, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 40%, followed by Bachelor degree (27%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (18%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in this area are spread across several fields, with Management and commerce being the most common at 15.7%. Engineering and related fields follow closely at 14.4%, with Health and Society and culture both around 12%.
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 100,000 to 249,999 [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sosr/SOSR303/100-000-to-249-999/topic/education