46.6% ▲ +12.7%
Higher than 72% of section of state range areas.
- 2011: 41.4%
- 2016: 41.5%
- 2021: 46.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
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 13.5% of adults in 4,999 or less hold a bachelor degree or higher, a figure far below the national average. While more people have finished high school than in many similar areas, overall qualification levels remain low. This creates a profile where a small number of university degrees sit alongside a high proportion of trade certificates.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 46.6% of residents completed Year 12, which is much higher than most similar areas, though still far below the Australian figure of 58.8%. This is an improvement over the last decade, as the rate rose by 5.2 percentage points since 2011.
Highest year of school
View on map →In 4,999 or less, Year 12 is the majority at 60%; Year 10 is next at 19%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are uncommon here, with only 13.5% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is lower than most similar areas and far below the national average, while Certificate III or IV qualifications are the most typical, held by 27.9% of people.
13.5% ▼ -1.3%
Lower than 62% of section of state range areas.
- 2011: 13.7%
- 2016: 11.9%
- 2021: 13.5%
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 4,999 or less, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 43%, followed by Bachelor degree (20%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (17%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are Engineering and related subjects at 18.0%, followed by Management and commerce at 12.3%.
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/SOSR915/4-999-or-less/topic/education