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Education & Qualifications in Red Head

How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.

Higher levels of schooling and degrees are more common in Red Head (L) than in most similar areas. While figures remain below the state and national levels, there has been a huge leap in qualifications over the last decade. This shift is most evident in the number of adults with university degrees, which rose 19 percentage points since 2011.

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Where Red Head sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

23.6% ▲ +416.4%

All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Red Head — higher than 87% of areas.

Red Head23.6%
2430, NSW 12.5%
New South Wales 27.8%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Nearly half of residents, 46.8%, have completed Year 12, which is a significant increase from 23.7% in 2011. Despite this rise, the figure is still far below the New South Wales average of 58.9%.

Completed Year 12

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46.8% ▲ +97.0%

Higher than 73% of urban centre areas.

Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.

Highest year of school

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In Red Head, Year 12 is the majority at 50%; Year 10 is next at 34%.

Year 12 46.8% Year 10 31.5% Year 9 or below 8.3% Year 11 6.6%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

The proportion of adults with a bachelor degree or higher is 23.6%, much higher than in most similar areas. This is a little below the Australian figure of 26.3%, with Certificate III or IV being the most common qualification at 31.1%.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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23.6% ▲ +416.4%

Higher than 87% of urban centre areas.

Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).

Highest qualification level

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In Red Head, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 39%, followed by Bachelor degree (27%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (17%).

Certificate III / IV 31.1% Bachelor degree 21.4% Advanced diploma / diploma 13.8% Postgraduate degree 8.0% Graduate diploma / certificate 4.1% Certificate I / II 1.6%

Field of study

What people studied.

Qualifications in Red Head (L) are spread across several fields, with Engineering and Management & Commerce both accounting for 14.8% of degrees. Education and Health follow closely at 13.2% and 12.2% respectively.

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 Red Head [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL121096/red-head/topic/education