47.5% ▲ +52.2%
Higher than 74% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 31.2%
- 2016: 25.7%
- 2021: 47.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Milton · Urban Centre
Education & Qualifications in Milton
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Higher levels of learning have become more common in Milton, where 22.2% of adults now hold a bachelor degree or higher. This shift reflects a growing trend of professional qualifications in the area. While still well below state levels, the local community is more educated than many similar small areas.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion rates rose 16 points since 2011 to reach 47.5%, which is much higher than most similar areas. Despite this growth, this figure remains far below the New South Wales and Australian averages.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Milton, Year 12 is the majority at 50%; Year 10 is next at 27%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The proportion of adults with a bachelor degree or higher rose 14 points since 2011 to 22.2%, a figure well below the national average. The most common top qualifications are Certificate III or IV at 28.4% and bachelor degrees at 23.3%.
22.2% ▲ +185.9%
Higher than 86% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 7.8%
- 2016: 7.6%
- 2021: 22.2%
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 Milton, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 34%, followed by Bachelor degree (28%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (20%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in Milton are spread across several sectors, with management and commerce being the most common at 14.1%. Education, health, and society and culture all follow closely, each around 12% to 13%.
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 Milton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL115104/milton/topic/education