47.7% ▲ +18.8%
Higher than 75% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 40.2%
- 2016: 35.5%
- 2021: 47.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Huskisson · Urban Centre
Education & Qualifications in Huskisson
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Higher levels of education are much more common in Huskisson than in most similar areas. While it still sits below state and national figures, a growing number of residents hold university degrees. This shift is clear in the data, with the share of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher climbing 11 points since 2011.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Fewer people have finished high school here than in the rest of the state, with 47.7% completing Year 12. This is far below the national figure of 58.8%, though it has risen 7.5 points since 2011.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Huskisson, Year 12 is the majority at 52%; Year 10 is next at 31%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The proportion of adults with a bachelor degree or higher is 23.5%, which is much higher than in most similar areas. Certificate III or IV qualifications are the most common, held by 28.8% of residents.
23.5% ▲ +85.3%
Higher than 87% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 12.7%
- 2016: 16.3%
- 2021: 23.5%
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 Huskisson, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 36%, followed by Bachelor degree (30%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (16%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Management and commerce are the most frequent fields of study at 14.5%, followed by engineering and related fields at 12.9%.
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 Huskisson [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL121052/huskisson/topic/education