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499 or less · Section of State Range

Education & Qualifications in 499 or less

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

Higher levels of schooling and university degrees than most similar areas mark the population of 499 or less. A strong 70% of residents have finished Year 12, while nearly a third hold a bachelor degree or higher.

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📍 499 or less, Section of State Range

Where 499 or less sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

32.8% ▼ -0.7%

All section of state range areas, 2021. The marker is 499 or less — higher than 98% of areas.

499 or less32.8%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Year 12 completion is among the highest for this type of area, sitting far above the national figure at 70%. This is an increase of 5.8 percentage points since 2011.

Completed Year 12

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70.0% ▲ +9.1%

Higher than 99% 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 499 or less, Year 12 is the majority at 73%; Year 10 is next at 19%.

Year 12 70.0% Year 10 18.5% Year 11 3.5% Year 9 or below 3.3%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Well above the national average, 32.8% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, a figure that has barely changed over the last decade. This group includes 12.1% with a postgraduate degree.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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32.8% ▼ -0.7%

Higher than 98% 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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499 or less splits fairly evenly between Bachelor degree (32%) and Certificate III / IV (28%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 18%.

Bachelor degree 28.1% Certificate III / IV 24.3% Advanced diploma / diploma 16.0% Postgraduate degree 12.1% Graduate diploma / certificate 6.5%

Field of study

What people studied.

Qualifications are spread across several fields, with society and culture (18.9%) and management and commerce (18.6%) being the most common.

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 499 or less [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sosr/SOSR822/499-or-less/topic/education