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Education & Qualifications in 1 million or more

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

A high proportion of university-educated adults live in 1 million or more, where 26.4% hold a bachelor degree or higher. This reflects a well-qualified population that has seen a steady climb in educational attainment over the last decade.

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📍 1 million or more, Section of State Range

Where 1 million or more sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

26.4% ▲ +43.8%

All section of state range areas, 2021. The marker is 1 million or more — higher than 90% of areas.

1 million or more26.4%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Year 12 completion rates in 1 million or more have jumped 11 points since 2011 to reach 59.6%. This is much higher than most similar areas and sits slightly above the national figure.

Completed Year 12

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59.6% ▲ +21.7%

Higher than 90% 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 1 million or more, Year 12 is the majority at 63%; Year 11 is next at 15%.

Year 12 59.6% Year 11 14.4% Year 10 12.5% Year 9 or below 8.7%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

The number of adults with a bachelor degree or higher rose 8 points since 2011 to 26.4%, which is about the same as the Australian average. Bachelor degrees are the most common top qualification at 28.8%, followed by Certificate III or IVs at 26.7%.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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26.4% ▲ +43.8%

Higher than 90% 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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1 million or more splits fairly evenly between Bachelor degree (33%) and Certificate III / IV (31%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 17%.

Bachelor degree 28.8% Certificate III / IV 26.7% Advanced diploma / diploma 14.7% Postgraduate degree 10.6% Graduate diploma / certificate 4.0% Certificate I / II 2.1%

Field of study

What people studied.

Qualifications are spread across several sectors, with management and commerce being the most common at 19.5%. Engineering and related fields follow at 13.9%, with society and culture making up 13.7% of degrees.

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 1 million or more [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sosr/SOSR401/1-million-or-more/topic/education