27.1% ▲ +6.1%
Lower than 87% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 25.6%
- 2016: 38.1%
- 2021: 27.1%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Portland · Urban Centre
Education & Qualifications in Portland
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Nearly half of all qualified adults in Portland hold a Certificate III or IV. This is a place where practical training is common, though it has far fewer residents with university degrees compared to the state and national figures.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 27.1% of residents have finished Year 12, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 58.9%. The most common highest school year reached here is Year 10, at 37.6%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Portland, the largest group is Year 10 at 42%, followed by Year 12 (30%) and Year 9 or below (20%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up just 6.4% of the population, a figure far below the Australian average of 26.3%. This proportion has fallen slightly since 2011.
6.4% ▼ -12.9%
Lower than 85% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 7.3%
- 2016: 9.9%
- 2021: 6.4%
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 Portland, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 63%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 16%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Engineering and related fields are the most common area of study for those with qualifications, at 21.7%. Management and commerce follow at 11.9%.
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 Portland [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL115121/portland/topic/education