42.1% ▲ +17.4%
Lower than 55% of section of state range areas.
- 2011: 35.9%
- 2016: 38.4%
- 2021: 42.1%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
4,999 or less · Section of State Range
Education & Qualifications in 4,999 or less
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Fewer than half of adults in 4,999 or less finished high school, reflecting a local workforce with a high number of trade and vocational skills. While university degrees are far less common than the national figure, the area has seen a steady climb in school and higher education completion since 2011.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 42.1% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the Australian figure of 58.8%. However, this has improved over the last decade, rising 6.2 percentage points since 2011.
Highest year of school
View on map →In 4,999 or less, the largest group is Year 12 at 47%, followed by Year 10 (31%) and Year 9 or below (13%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Bachelor degrees or higher are held by just 11.6% of adults, a figure far below the national average and much lower than most similar areas. Vocational training is more common, with 39% of people holding a Certificate III or IV.
11.6% ▲ +31.9%
Lower than 77% of section of state range areas.
- 2011: 8.8%
- 2016: 9.7%
- 2021: 11.6%
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 4,999 or less, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 51%; Bachelor degree is next at 19%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications are in engineering and related fields at 17.2%, followed by management and commerce at 13.4%.
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 4,999 or less [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sosr/SOSR315/4-999-or-less/topic/education