40.6% ▲ +15.6%
Lower than 61% of section of state range areas.
- 2011: 35.1%
- 2016: 37.1%
- 2021: 40.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
4,999 or less · Section of State Range
Education & Qualifications in 4,999 or less
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Fewer people have finished high school and university in 4,999 or less compared to other areas, which shapes the local skills set. While the proportion of residents with a degree is far below the national figure, there has been a steady rise in both school and university completion since 2011.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 40.6% of people here completed Year 12, which is far below the Australian average of 58.8%. This figure has risen by 5.5 percentage points since 2011, though it remains lower than most similar areas.
Highest year of school
View on map →In 4,999 or less, the largest group is Year 12 at 47%, followed by Year 10 (30%) and Year 11 (13%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Bachelor degrees or higher are held by just 11.9% of adults, a figure much lower than most other areas. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 36.3% of residents.
11.9% ▲ +23.2%
Lower than 76% of section of state range areas.
- 2011: 9.6%
- 2016: 10.2%
- 2021: 11.9%
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 4,999 or less, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 50%; Bachelor degree is next at 21%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Engineering and related fields are the most common area of study at 18.1%. Management and commerce follow at 11.6%, with society and culture, education, and health each making up about 8.7% of qualifications.
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 4,999 or less [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sosr/SOSR515/4-999-or-less/topic/education