34.9% ▲ +15.6%
Lower than 80% of section of state range areas.
- 2011: 30.2%
- 2016: 31.6%
- 2021: 34.9%
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.
Fewer people in 499 or less have completed high school or university compared to most other areas. Only 34.9% of residents have finished Year 12, and just 9.1% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. These figures are both far below the national averages.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
High school completion is much lower here than in most similar areas, with only 34.9% finishing Year 12. This is 24 points below the national figure, though the rate has risen 4.7 points since 2011.
Highest year of school
View on map →In 499 or less, the largest group is Year 12 at 40%, followed by Year 10 (33%) and Year 9 or below (14%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a university degree are among the lowest in this area type at 9.1%, which is far below the 26.3% national average. The most common high-level qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 33.7% of residents.
9.1% ▲ +24.2%
Lower than 90% of section of state range areas.
- 2011: 7.3%
- 2016: 8.2%
- 2021: 9.1%
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 50%; Bachelor degree is next at 20%.
Field of study
What people studied.
For those with qualifications, the most common fields of study are Engineering and related subjects at 16.4%, followed by Management and commerce at 10%.
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/SOSR522/499-or-less/topic/education