32.4% ▲ +27.7%
Lower than 86% of section of state range areas.
- 2011: 25.4%
- 2016: 28.1%
- 2021: 32.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
10,000 to 19,999 · Section of State Range
Education & Qualifications in 10,000 to 19,999
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Fewer residents in 10,000 to 19,999 have completed high school compared to most similar areas. Only 32.4% of people here finished Year 12, which is far below the national figure. While university degrees are less common, there has been a steady increase in both school and higher qualifications since 2011.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is much lower than in most areas, sitting at 32.4% compared to 58.8% across Australia. However, this figure rose 7.0 percentage points since 2011, with Year 10 being the most common highest school year reached at 36.3%.
Highest year of school
View on map →10,000 to 19,999 splits fairly evenly between Year 10 (39%) and Year 12 (35%), with Year 9 or below at 17%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Bachelor degrees or higher are held by 12.9% of adults, which is far below the national figure of 26.3%. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV at 39.6%, though the share of people with degrees rose 4.2 percentage points since 2011.
12.9% ▲ +48.9%
Lower than 69% of section of state range areas.
- 2011: 8.6%
- 2016: 9.8%
- 2021: 12.9%
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 10,000 to 19,999, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 49%, followed by Bachelor degree (21%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (17%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications are spread across several fields, with Management and commerce being the most common at 14.7%. Engineering and related studies follow closely at 14.4%, while Society and culture accounts for 12.9% of the totals.
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 10,000 to 19,999 [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sosr/SOSR613/10-000-to-19-999/topic/education