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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.

Only 34.3% of residents in 4,999 or less finished Year 12, which is far below the national figure. This highlights a significant gap in formal schooling and higher education compared to most other areas. While school completion has risen since 2011, overall qualification levels remain low.

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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

9.8% ▲ +7.8%

All section of state range areas, 2021. The marker is 4,999 or less — lower than 87% of areas.

4,999 or less9.8%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Far fewer people here finished high school than the Australian average of 58.8%, though the rate rose 5.2 points since 2011 to reach 34.3%. Roughly 22% of residents peaked at Year 10, while 16.9% left school in Year 9 or earlier.

Completed Year 12

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34.3% ▲ +18.1%

Lower than 82% 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 4,999 or less, the largest group is Year 12 at 39%, followed by Year 10 (25%) and Year 9 or below (19%).

Year 12 34.3% Year 10 22.0% Year 9 or below 16.9% Year 11 15.6%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Bachelor degrees or higher are held by just 9.8% of adults, a figure far below the national 26.3% and much lower than similar areas. Certificate III or IV is the most common qualification, held by 24.6% of the population.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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9.8% ▲ +7.8%

Lower than 87% 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 40%, followed by Bachelor degree (25%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (14%).

Certificate III / IV 24.6% Bachelor degree 15.4% Advanced diploma / diploma 8.8% Postgraduate degree 5.6% Certificate I / II 4.3% Graduate diploma / certificate 3.4%

Field of study

What people studied.

Qualifications are spread across several fields, with society and culture being the most common at 10.8%. Health and engineering follow closely at 9.9% each, while education and management both sit around 9.8% and 9.5%.

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/SOSR715/4-999-or-less/topic/education