41.7% ▲ +25.6%
Lower than 57% of section of state range areas.
- 2011: 33.2%
- 2016: 35.9%
- 2021: 41.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
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.
More people have finished high school in the Remainder of State/Territory since 2011, with Year 12 completion rates climbing by 8.5 percentage points. While 41.7% of people now finish Year 12, this remains far below the national figure of 58.8%. The area is seeing a steady rise in higher education, with a growing number of residents holding university degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 41.7% of residents have completed Year 12, which is far below the Australian average of 58.8%. However, this is an improvement from 2011, when only 33.2% finished school.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Remainder of State/Territory, the largest group is Year 12 at 45%, followed by Year 10 (35%) and Year 9 or below (10%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
About 17.4% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, a figure that is much higher than most similar areas but well below the national average. Trade qualifications are common here, with 36.1% of people holding a Certificate III or IV.
17.4% ▲ +37.2%
Higher than 73% of section of state range areas.
- 2011: 12.7%
- 2016: 14.2%
- 2021: 17.4%
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 Remainder of State/Territory, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 44%, followed by Bachelor degree (24%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (18%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Engineering and related fields are the most common qualifications at 16.3%, followed by management and commerce at 13.0%. Other popular fields of study include society and culture, health, and education.
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/SOSR631/remainder-of-state-territory/topic/education