40.7% ▲ +16.5%
Lower than 61% of section of state range areas.
- 2011: 34.9%
- 2016: 36.9%
- 2021: 40.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
500 or more · Section of State Range
Education & Qualifications in 500 or more
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Certificate III or IV qualifications are the most common achievement in 500 or more, where 38.7% of residents hold one. This area has a much lower level of formal schooling and university degrees than the national figures, though the proportion of people finishing high school has risen since 2011.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 40.7% of people here completed Year 12, which is far below the Australian figure of 58.8%. While this is lower than most similar areas, the rate rose by 5.8 points since 2011.
Highest year of school
View on map →In 500 or more, the largest group is Year 12 at 45%, followed by Year 10 (32%) and Year 9 or below (14%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 11.8% of the population, which is much lower than most areas and far below the national average of 26.3%. This figure has grown slightly by 2.7 points over the last decade.
11.8% ▲ +30.2%
Lower than 76% of section of state range areas.
- 2011: 9.1%
- 2016: 10.1%
- 2021: 11.8%
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 500 or more, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 51%; Bachelor degree is next at 19%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for those with a qualification are engineering and related subjects at 17.1%, followed by management and commerce at 13.0%.
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 500 or more [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sosr/SOSR321/500-or-more/topic/education