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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.

A gap of 20 percentage points separates 500 or more from the national average for Year 12 completion. This area generally has lower levels of formal schooling and higher-level degrees than most similar regions. However, more people have finished high school now than in 2011.

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📍 500 or more, Section of State Range

Where 500 or more sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

12.0% ▲ +42.5%

All section of state range areas, 2021. The marker is 500 or more — lower than 75% of areas.

500 or more12.0%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Only 39.3% of people finished Year 12, which is far below the Australian figure of 58.8%. While this is lower than most areas, the number of high school graduates rose by 7.3 percentage points since 2011.

Completed Year 12

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39.3% ▲ +22.9%

Lower than 66% 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 500 or more, the largest group is Year 12 at 43%, followed by Year 11 (23%) and Year 10 (21%).

Year 12 39.3% Year 11 21.2% Year 10 18.9% Year 9 or below 11.9%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Bachelor degrees or higher are held by 12.0% of adults, a figure that is much lower than most similar areas and far below the national average of 26.3%. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 38.0% of residents.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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12.0% ▲ +42.5%

Lower than 75% 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 500 or more, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 50%, followed by Bachelor degree (21%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (18%).

Certificate III / IV 38.0% Bachelor degree 16.1% Advanced diploma / diploma 14.0% Postgraduate degree 3.2% Certificate I / II 2.8% Graduate diploma / certificate 2.6%

Field of study

What people studied.

Qualifications in this area are most common in Engineering and related fields at 17.0%. Other frequent areas of study include Management and commerce at 12.0% and Health at 11.2%.

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/SOSR421/500-or-more/topic/education