35.5% ▲ +23.5%
Lower than 78% of section of state range areas.
- 2011: 28.7%
- 2016: 31.1%
- 2021: 35.5%
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.
Far fewer people have finished high school in the Remainder of State/Territory compared to the rest of the country. Only 35.5% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. While this is much lower than most similar areas, the number of school leavers has risen since 2011.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is far below the Australian average at 35.5%, though this rose 6.7 points since 2011. Other common highest school levels include Year 10 at 22.6% and Year 9 or below at 14%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Remainder of State/Territory, the largest group is Year 12 at 42%, followed by Year 10 (27%) and Year 9 or below (17%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Only 10% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the national figure of 26.3%. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 35% of people.
10.0% ▲ +20.0%
Lower than 86% of section of state range areas.
- 2011: 8.3%
- 2016: 8.9%
- 2021: 10.0%
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, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 52%; Bachelor degree is next at 18%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Engineering and related fields are the most common qualifications at 18%, followed by management and commerce at 11.4%.
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/SOSR731/remainder-of-state-territory/topic/education