26.2% ▲ +38.9%
Lower than 88% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 18.8%
- 2016: 24.9%
- 2021: 26.2%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Junee · Urban Centre
Education & Qualifications in Junee
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A small number of residents in Junee hold university degrees, though more people are finishing school than a decade ago. Only 7% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the national figure of 26.3%. This reflects a local workforce that relies more heavily on trade certificates and practical skills.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion rates in Junee are far below the New South Wales average, sitting at 26.2%. However, this has risen by 7.3 percentage points since 2011, while Year 10 remains the most common highest year of school for 27% of residents.
Highest year of school
View on map →Junee splits fairly evenly between Year 10 (37%) and Year 12 (36%), with Year 9 or below at 19%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The proportion of adults with a bachelor degree or higher is much lower than most areas at 7%. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 30.5% of the population.
7.0% ▲ +56.4%
Lower than 81% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 4.5%
- 2016: 7.7%
- 2021: 7.0%
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 Junee, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 58%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 16%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Engineering and related fields are the most common qualifications at 10.6%. Other frequent areas of study include society and culture at 9.9% and management and commerce at 9.7%.
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 Junee [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL115089/junee/topic/education