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100,000 to 249,999 · Section of State Range

Education & Qualifications in 100,000 to 249,999

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

A higher share of adults hold university degrees in 100,000 to 249,999 compared to the national figure. This area is well above the Australian average for higher education, with 31.5% of adults holding a bachelor degree or more. This trend is growing, as university qualifications have climbed significantly over the last decade.

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📍 100,000 to 249,999, Section of State Range

Where 100,000 to 249,999 sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

31.5% ▲ +59.3%

All section of state range areas, 2021. The marker is 100,000 to 249,999 — higher than 97% of areas.

100,000 to 249,99931.5%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Year 12 completion rates rose 13 points since 2011 to reach 59.1%. This is much higher than most similar areas and sits about the same as the national figure.

Completed Year 12

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59.1% ▲ +27.7%

Higher than 90% 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 100,000 to 249,999, Year 12 is the majority at 62%; Year 10 is next at 22%.

Year 12 59.1% Year 10 21.2% Year 9 or below 7.6% Year 11 6.7%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

The number of adults with a bachelor degree or higher is among the highest at this level. This 31.5% share is well above the Australian figure and rose 12 points since 2011.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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31.5% ▲ +59.3%

Higher than 97% 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 100,000 to 249,999, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 33%, followed by Certificate III / IV (27%) and Postgraduate degree (18%).

Bachelor degree 28.9% Certificate III / IV 23.1% Postgraduate degree 15.3% Advanced diploma / diploma 12.5% Graduate diploma / certificate 4.7% Certificate I / II 2.1%

Field of study

What people studied.

Qualifications are spread across several fields, with management and commerce being the most common at 21.2%. Other typical areas of study include society and culture at 13.9% and health at 11.1%.

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 100,000 to 249,999 [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sosr/SOSR603/100-000-to-249-999/topic/education