CensusAtlas

500 or more · Section of State Range

Education & Qualifications in 500 or more

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

A gap of nearly 20 percentage points separates 500 or more from the national rate of Year 12 completion. While university qualifications are more common here than in similar areas, the overall level of formal schooling remains well below the Australian average.

Open map →
📍 500 or more, Section of State Range

Where 500 or more sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

17.0% ▲ +44.4%

All section of state range areas, 2021. The marker is 500 or more — higher than 72% of areas.

500 or more17.0%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Only 40.3% of residents finished Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. This is lower than most similar areas, though the rate has risen by 8.9 points since 2011.

Completed Year 12

View on map →

40.3% ▲ +28.3%

Lower 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

View on map →

In 500 or more, the largest group is Year 12 at 44%, followed by Year 10 (34%) and Year 9 or below (13%).

Year 12 40.3% Year 10 31.5% Year 9 or below 12.0% Year 11 8.7%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

The proportion of adults with a bachelor degree or higher rose to 17.0% in 2021. While this is higher than most similar areas, it is still well below the Australian average of 26.3%.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

View on map →

17.0% ▲ +44.4%

Higher than 72% 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

View on map →

In 500 or more, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 43%, followed by Bachelor degree (24%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (17%).

Certificate III / IV 34.7% Bachelor degree 19.1% Advanced diploma / diploma 13.4% Postgraduate degree 6.6% Graduate diploma / certificate 3.3% Certificate I / II 2.8%

Field of study

What people studied.

The most common qualifications are in engineering and related fields at 15.3%, followed by management and commerce at 13.8%. Society and culture studies make up 11.0% of qualifications.

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).

More for 500 or more

Full area profile →

Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in 500 or more [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sosr/SOSR621/500-or-more/topic/education