47.2% —
Higher than 73% of section of state range areas.
- 2016: 44.0%
- 2021: 47.2%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
500 or more · Section of State Range
Education & Qualifications in 500 or more
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More people in 500 or more have finished high school and earned degrees than in 2016. While 47.2% of residents completed Year 12, this is far below the national figure of 58.8%.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion rose 3.2 points to 47.2%, which is much higher than most similar areas. However, this remains well under the Australian average.
Highest year of school
View on map →In 500 or more, Year 12 is the majority at 54%; Year 10 is next at 31%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The share of adults with a bachelor degree or higher grew to 15.4% since 2016. This is around the middle for similar areas, but far below the national figure of 26.3%.
15.4% —
Higher than 57% of section of state range areas.
- 2016: 11.4%
- 2021: 15.4%
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 500 or more, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 42%, followed by Bachelor degree (24%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (21%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Engineering and related fields are the most common qualifications at 13.9%, followed by management and commerce at 12.2%.
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 500 or more [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sosr/SOSR921/500-or-more/topic/education