37.6% ▲ +20.3%
Lower than 71% of section of state range areas.
- 2011: 31.3%
- 2016: 34.0%
- 2021: 37.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
499 or less · Section of State Range
Education & Qualifications in 499 or less
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A gap of over 21 percentage points separates the 499 or less region from the national average for Year 12 completions. This area has lower schooling and qualification levels than most similar places, though the number of people finishing high school has risen since 2011.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 37.6% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the Australian figure of 58.8%. About 29.6% of people stopped at Year 10, while 13.9% finished Year 9 or below.
Highest year of school
View on map →In 499 or less, the largest group is Year 12 at 42%, followed by Year 10 (33%) and Year 9 or below (16%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Bachelor degrees or higher are held by just 9.7% of adults, a figure much lower than most similar areas. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 39.4% of residents.
9.7% ▲ +28.2%
Lower than 87% of section of state range areas.
- 2011: 7.6%
- 2016: 8.2%
- 2021: 9.7%
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 499 or less, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 54%; Bachelor degree is next at 17%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are Engineering and related subjects at 17.4%, followed by Management and commerce at 11.7%.
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 499 or less [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sosr/SOSR322/499-or-less/topic/education