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Education & Qualifications in Griffith

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

Far fewer residents in Griffith have finished high school compared to the state average, though 43.7% did so in the most recent count. While university degrees are less common here than across Australia, the number of people with higher qualifications has risen steadily over the last decade.

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Where Griffith sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

14.8% ▲ +55.9%

All urban area areas, 2021. The marker is Griffith — lower than 53% of areas.

Griffith14.8%
2680, NSW 14.0%
New South Wales 27.8%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Only 43.7% of people have completed Year 12, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 58.9%. However, this has improved over time, rising 12 percentage points since 2011.

Completed Year 12

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43.7% ▲ +37.9%

Lower than 52% 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 Griffith, the largest group is Year 12 at 48%, followed by Year 10 (29%) and Year 9 or below (16%).

Year 12 43.7% Year 10 26.6% Year 9 or below 14.7% Year 11 6.4%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 14.8% of the population, far below the national figure of 26.3%. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 33.2% of residents.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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14.8% ▲ +55.9%

Lower than 53% 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 Griffith, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 44%, followed by Bachelor degree (27%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (17%).

Certificate III / IV 33.2% Bachelor degree 20.6% Advanced diploma / diploma 12.9% Postgraduate degree 5.2% Graduate diploma / certificate 2.2% Certificate I / II 2.1%

Field of study

What people studied.

The most common fields of study are management and commerce at 17.3%, followed by engineering and related subjects at 14.5%.

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 Griffith [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sua/1016/griffith/topic/education