34.9% ▲ +24.9%
Lower than 90% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 27.9%
- 2016: 35.9%
- 2021: 34.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Grafton · Urban Area
Education & Qualifications in Grafton
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Nearly 40% of qualified adults in Grafton hold a Certificate III or IV, reflecting a workforce with a strong focus on trade and vocational skills. While high school and university completion rates are far below the national figures, there has been a steady climb in education levels over the last decade.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 34.9% of residents have completed Year 12, which is far below the 58.8% national figure. This rate is much lower than most areas, though it has risen by 7 percentage points since 2011.
Highest year of school
View on map →Grafton splits fairly evenly between Year 12 (38%) and Year 10 (37%), with Year 9 or below at 17%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Just 10.6% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, a figure far below the New South Wales average of 27.8%. This is much lower than most similar areas, despite a small increase since 2011.
10.6% ▲ +38.1%
Lower than 88% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 7.7%
- 2016: 11.0%
- 2021: 10.6%
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 Grafton, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 52%; Bachelor degree is next at 19%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications are in management and commerce at 16.1%, followed by society and culture at 13.1% and engineering 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 Grafton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sua/1015/grafton/topic/education