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Education & Qualifications in Albury - Wodonga

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

More people in Albury - Wodonga have finished high school and university than in many similar areas, though they still trail state and national figures. While 46.9% of residents have completed Year 12, this is far below the Victorian average. Education levels are improving, with both school completion and university degree rates rising since 2011.

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Where Albury - Wodonga sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

17.7% ▲ +36.8%

All urban area areas, 2021. The marker is Albury - Wodonga — higher than 64% of areas.

Albury - Wodonga17.7%
3690, VIC 15.0%
Victoria 29.2%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Year 12 completion rose 7.4 points to 46.9% since 2011, which is higher than most similar areas. However, this remains far below the 61.8% seen across Victoria and the 58.8% national figure.

Completed Year 12

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46.9% ▲ +18.8%

Higher than 62% of urban area areas.

Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.

Highest year of school

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In Albury - Wodonga, Year 12 is the majority at 50%; Year 10 is next at 25%.

Year 12 46.9% Year 10 23.1% Year 11 12.3% Year 9 or below 11.2%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

About 17.7% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, a figure that is well below the Australian average of 26.3%. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 36.1% of the population.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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17.7% ▲ +36.8%

Higher than 64% of urban area 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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In Albury - Wodonga, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 43%, followed by Bachelor degree (24%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (19%).

Certificate III / IV 36.1% Bachelor degree 19.9% Advanced diploma / diploma 15.8% Postgraduate degree 5.3% Graduate diploma / certificate 4.1% Certificate I / II 2.3%

Field of study

What people studied.

The most common fields of study for those with qualifications are management and commerce at 17.4%, followed by engineering at 14.1% and health at 12.4%.

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 Albury - Wodonga [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sua/1001/albury-wodonga/topic/education