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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 hold high-level qualifications in 4,999 or less compared to most similar areas. While only 36.2% of residents have finished Year 12, this figure has risen by 9.7 percentage points since 2011.

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📍 4,999 or less, Section of State Range

Where 4,999 or less sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

13.3% ▲ +64.1%

All section of state range areas, 2021. The marker is 4,999 or less — lower than 63% of areas.

4,999 or less13.3%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

School completion is far below the national figure of 58.8%, with only 36.2% of people finishing Year 12. The most common highest year of school is Year 12 at 36.2%, followed closely by Year 10 at 34.7%.

Completed Year 12

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36.2% ▲ +36.6%

Lower than 76% 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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4,999 or less splits fairly evenly between Year 12 (39%) and Year 10 (37%), with Year 9 or below at 14%.

Year 12 36.2% Year 10 34.7% Year 9 or below 13.0% Year 11 9.0%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 13.3% of the population, which is much lower than the national figure of 26.3%. Certificate III or IV qualifications are the most common, held by 38.9% of residents.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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13.3% ▲ +64.1%

Lower than 63% 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 4,999 or less, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 49%, followed by Bachelor degree (21%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (17%).

Certificate III / IV 38.9% Bachelor degree 16.6% Advanced diploma / diploma 13.5% Postgraduate degree 4.9% Certificate I / II 3.4% Graduate diploma / certificate 2.8%

Field of study

What people studied.

The most common fields of study are management and commerce at 15.0% and engineering and related fields at 14.9%.

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/SOSR615/4-999-or-less/topic/education