33.3% ▲ +13.9%
Lower than 85% of section of state range areas.
- 2011: 29.2%
- 2016: 30.5%
- 2021: 33.3%
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 small rise in school and university completion has seen more residents in 499 or less gain qualifications since 2011. Despite this growth, only 33.3% of people have finished Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is much lower here than in most similar areas, though it rose 4.1 percentage points since 2011. Roughly 21% of residents stopped their schooling at Year 11, and 20.9% finished Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In 499 or less, the largest group is Year 12 at 37%, followed by Year 11 (24%) and Year 10 (23%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The share of adults with a bachelor degree or higher is among the lowest for this area type at 9.4%, which is far below the Australian figure. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 39.2% of people.
9.4% ▲ +19.7%
Lower than 89% of section of state range areas.
- 2011: 7.8%
- 2016: 7.9%
- 2021: 9.4%
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 18%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Engineering and related fields are the most common qualifications at 17%, followed by management and commerce at 11.3%.
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/SOSR422/499-or-less/topic/education