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Remainder of State/Territory · Section of State Range

Education & Qualifications in Remainder of State/Territory

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

A gap of 15 percentage points separates the Remainder of State/Territory from the national figure for Year 12 completion. While school finishing rates have climbed to 44%, the area generally trails behind Australian averages for both secondary and higher education.

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Where Remainder of State/Territory sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

13.6% ▲ +33.3%

All section of state range areas, 2021. The marker is Remainder of State/Territory — lower than 61% of areas.

Remainder of State/Territory13.6%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Fewer people here finished high school compared to the national rate of 58.8%, though the figure rose 7.1 points since 2011. Currently, 44% of residents completed Year 12, while 28.3% stopped at Year 10.

Completed Year 12

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44.0% ▲ +19.2%

Higher than 56% 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 Remainder of State/Territory, the largest group is Year 12 at 49%, followed by Year 10 (32%) and Year 9 or below (12%).

Year 12 44.0% Year 10 28.3% Year 9 or below 10.4% Year 11 7.0%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Only 13.6% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the Australian figure of 26.3%. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 37.2% of the population.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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13.6% ▲ +33.3%

Lower than 61% 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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In Remainder of State/Territory, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 49%, followed by Bachelor degree (22%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (18%).

Certificate III / IV 37.2% Bachelor degree 16.7% Advanced diploma / diploma 13.8% Postgraduate degree 3.8% Graduate diploma / certificate 2.6% Certificate I / II 2.5%

Field of study

What people studied.

Engineering and related fields are the most common areas of study at 18.4%. Other typical qualifications include management and commerce at 12.7%, and health at 9.4%.

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 Remainder of State/Territory [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sosr/SOSR331/remainder-of-state-territory/topic/education