50.8% ▲ +19.0%
Higher than 81% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 42.7%
- 2016: 15.9%
- 2021: 50.8%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Candelo · Urban Centre
Education & Qualifications in Candelo
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A significant gap exists between Candelo and the rest of the country, as the typical resident is far less likely to have finished high school. However, the area has seen a steady climb in achievement, with more people completing Year 12 and earning degrees than in previous years.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 50.8% of people completed Year 12, which is much higher than most similar areas but well below the national figure of 58.8%. This is a positive shift, as the rate rose 8.1 points since 2011.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Candelo, Year 12 is the majority at 58%; Year 10 is next at 26%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 23.6% of the population, a figure that is much higher than most similar areas. This represents a 6.3 point increase since 2011, though it remains a little below the Australian average.
23.6% ▲ +36.5%
Higher than 88% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 17.3%
- 2016: 3.9%
- 2021: 23.6%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Candelo splits fairly evenly between Certificate III / IV (33%) and Bachelor degree (31%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 17%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in this area are spread across several fields, with health (14.7%) and education (14.2%) being the most common, followed by management and commerce at 11.5%.
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 Candelo [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL122030/candelo/topic/education