42.0% ▲ +2.3%
Lower than 56% of section of state range areas.
- 2011: 41.1%
- 2016: 44.6%
- 2021: 42.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
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.
Only 11.8% of adults in 499 or less hold a bachelor degree or higher, a figure far below the national average. This area sees far fewer people finishing secondary school and university than most other parts of the country.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Around 42% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the Australian figure of 58.8%. This proportion rose slightly by 0.9 percentage points since 2011.
Highest year of school
View on map →In 499 or less, Year 12 is the majority at 55%; Year 9 or below is next at 25%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are uncommon here, with the bachelor degree rate being much lower than most similar areas. Instead, the most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 24.1% of residents.
11.8% ▲ +5.1%
Lower than 76% of section of state range areas.
- 2011: 11.3%
- 2016: 15.6%
- 2021: 11.8%
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 499 or less, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 43%, followed by Bachelor degree (24%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (13%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in the area are spread across several fields, with management and commerce being the most common at 12.2%. Engineering and education follow closely, each held by 11.3% of qualified residents.
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/SOSR922/499-or-less/topic/education