43.8% ▲ +16.2%
Higher than 65% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 37.7%
- 2016: 38.9%
- 2021: 43.8%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Griffith · Urban Centre
Education & Qualifications in Griffith
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More people in Griffith finished high school in 2021 than in 2011, with the rate rising 6.1 percentage points. While university degrees are less common here than in the rest of the state, the area has a higher share of qualified adults than many similar places. This trend toward higher education is reflected in a growing number of residents holding bachelor degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 43.8% of people finished Year 12, which is higher than in most similar areas. This figure is far below the national average of 58.8%, though it has climbed steadily from 37.7% in 2011.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Griffith, the largest group is Year 12 at 48%, followed by Year 10 (29%) and Year 9 or below (16%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The share of adults with a bachelor degree or higher rose to 14.9% by 2021. This is far below the New South Wales figure of 27.8%, but it remains higher than in most similar areas; the most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV at 33.3%.
14.9% ▲ +11.7%
Higher than 68% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 13.4%
- 2016: 12.7%
- 2021: 14.9%
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 Griffith, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 43%, followed by Bachelor degree (27%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (17%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most popular fields of study are management and commerce at 17.5%, followed by engineering and related fields at 14.6%. Health and society and culture also feature prominently, each around 9%.
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/ucl/UCL112010/griffith/topic/education