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Education & Qualifications in Canberra - Queanbeyan (Queanbeyan Part)

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

A climb of 9.9 percentage points in high school completion marks a major shift in Canberra - Queanbeyan (Queanbeyan Part). More people here have finished Year 12 than in most similar areas, with 63.0% of residents reaching this milestone. This trend reflects a growing push toward higher education and qualifications across the region.

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

26.7% ▲ +39.0%

All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Canberra - Queanbeyan (Queanbeyan Part) — higher than 91% of areas.

Canberra - Queanbeyan (Queanbeyan Part)26.7%
2620 crosses NSW/ACT 27.1%
New South Wales 27.8%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Year 12 completion is well above both the state and national figures, reaching 63.0%. This is among the highest rates for areas of this type, and it has risen steadily since 2011.

Completed Year 12

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63.0% ▲ +18.6%

Higher than 96% of urban centre 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 (Queanbeyan Part), Year 12 is the majority at 67%; Year 10 is next at 20%.

Year 12 63.0% Year 10 18.5% Year 9 or below 7.7% Year 11 5.2%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

The number of adults with a bachelor degree or higher has risen to 26.7%, which is about the same as the national figure. This represents a 7.5 percentage point increase over the last decade.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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26.7% ▲ +39.0%

Higher than 91% of urban centre 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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Canberra - Queanbeyan (Queanbeyan Part) splits fairly evenly between Certificate III / IV (31%) and Bachelor degree (28%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 18%.

Certificate III / IV 26.6% Bachelor degree 24.3% Advanced diploma / diploma 15.5% Postgraduate degree 13.4% Graduate diploma / certificate 4.5% Certificate I / II 2.0%

Field of study

What people studied.

People with qualifications here most commonly studied management and commerce (20.7%) or society and culture (15.5%). Engineering and related fields are also common, accounting for 12.6% of degrees.

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No single group dominates in Canberra - Queanbeyan (Queanbeyan Part) — Management & commerce leads at 24%, ahead of Society & culture (18%) and Engineering & related (14%).

Management & commerce 20.7% Society & culture 15.5% Engineering & related 12.6% Health 7.7% Education 6.5% Architecture & building 6.0% Information technology 5.7% Food, hospitality & personal services 4.7% Creative arts 3.5% Natural & physical sciences 3.3%

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 (Queanbeyan Part) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL102001/canberra-queanbeyan/topic/education