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Education & Qualifications in Canberra - Queanbeyan

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

Among the most highly educated areas in the country, Canberra - Queanbeyan sees 41.7% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This level of qualification is far above the national figure and has climbed steadily since 2011. This academic strength is matched by strong school completion rates.

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Where Canberra - Queanbeyan sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

41.7% ▲ +27.8%

All urban area areas, 2021. The marker is Canberra - Queanbeyan — higher than 99% of areas.

Canberra - Queanbeyan41.7%
2609, ACT 15.3%
Australian Capital Territory 42.9%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Schooling levels are far above the Australian average, with 76.0% of people completing Year 12. This figure has risen by 8.3 points since 2011 and is only a little below the ACT average.

Completed Year 12

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76.0% ▲ +12.3%

Higher than 99% 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 Canberra - Queanbeyan, Year 12 is the majority at 80%; Year 10 is next at 12%.

Year 12 76.0% Year 10 11.1% Year 9 or below 4.5% Year 11 3.6%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

The area has one of the highest rates of higher education, with 41.7% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far above the national figure of 26.3% and reflects a 9.1 point increase over the last decade.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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41.7% ▲ +27.8%

Higher than 99% 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 Canberra - Queanbeyan, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 37%, followed by Postgraduate degree (22%) and Certificate III / IV (18%).

Bachelor degree 33.3% Postgraduate degree 19.5% Certificate III / IV 15.8% Advanced diploma / diploma 13.1% Graduate diploma / certificate 6.2% Certificate I / II 1.4%

Field of study

What people studied.

Most residents with degrees studied management and commerce (20.1%) or society and culture (19.8%). Other common fields include engineering (8.7%), health (8.6%) and information technology (7.4%).

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 Canberra - Queanbeyan [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sua/8001/canberra-queanbeyan/topic/education