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Remainder of State/Territory · Section of State Range

Education & Qualifications in Remainder of State/Territory

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

A gap of 14 percentage points separates the Remainder of State/Territory from the national figure for Year 12 completions. While school finishing rates have risen, the area still trails far behind the Australian average in both high school and university qualifications.

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Where Remainder of State/Territory sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

14.0% ▲ +28.4%

All section of state range areas, 2021. The marker is Remainder of State/Territory — lower than 56% of areas.

Remainder of State/Territory14.0%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Fewer people here finished high school compared to the rest of Australia, though the proportion who completed Year 12 rose 5.6 points since 2011 to reach 44.9%.

Completed Year 12

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44.9% ▲ +14.4%

Higher than 62% 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 Remainder of State/Territory, Year 12 is the majority at 52%; Year 10 is next at 29%.

Year 12 44.9% Year 10 24.9% Year 11 10.1% Year 9 or below 7.1%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 14.0% of the population, which is far below the national figure of 26.3%. Certificate III or IV qualifications are the most common, held by 33.4% of residents.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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14.0% ▲ +28.4%

Lower than 56% 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 Remainder of State/Territory, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 46%, followed by Bachelor degree (24%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (18%).

Certificate III / IV 33.4% Bachelor degree 17.5% Advanced diploma / diploma 13.4% Postgraduate degree 3.3% Certificate I / II 2.8% Graduate diploma / certificate 2.6%

Field of study

What people studied.

Engineering and related fields are the most common qualifications at 18.9%, followed by management and commerce at 11.7%.

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 Remainder of State/Territory [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sosr/SOSR531/remainder-of-state-territory/topic/education