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5,000 to 9,999 · Section of State Range

Education & Qualifications in 5,000 to 9,999

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

More residents in 5,000 to 9,999 hold higher degrees than in most similar areas. While the typical resident is less likely to have finished Year 12 than the national average, the number of adults with a bachelor degree or higher has climbed to 19.5% since 2011.

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📍 5,000 to 9,999, Section of State Range

Where 5,000 to 9,999 sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

19.5% ▲ +58.2%

All section of state range areas, 2021. The marker is 5,000 to 9,999 — higher than 78% of areas.

5,000 to 9,99919.5%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

About 44.9% of people finished Year 12, which is higher than most similar areas but far below the Australian figure of 58.8%. This is an improvement for the area, with the rate rising 10 points since 2011.

Completed Year 12

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44.9% ▲ +29.4%

Higher 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

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In 5,000 to 9,999, Year 12 is the majority at 54%; Year 10 is next at 20%.

Year 12 44.9% Year 10 16.8% Year 11 10.8% Year 9 or below 10.1%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

A bachelor degree or higher is held by 19.5% of adults, a figure that is much higher than most similar areas but still well below the national average. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV at 24.2%.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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19.5% ▲ +58.2%

Higher than 78% 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 5,000 to 9,999, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 35%, followed by Bachelor degree (28%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (18%).

Certificate III / IV 24.2% Bachelor degree 19.4% Advanced diploma / diploma 12.2% Postgraduate degree 7.4% Certificate I / II 3.1% Graduate diploma / certificate 2.6%

Field of study

What people studied.

The most common fields of study for those with qualifications are management and commerce at 13.8%, followed by society and culture at 12.0% and engineering at 10.9%.

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 5,000 to 9,999 [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sosr/SOSR714/5-000-to-9-999/topic/education