55.7% ▲ +34.1%
Higher than 89% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 41.6%
- 2016: 58.6%
- 2021: 55.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Caniaba · Urban Centre
Education & Qualifications in Caniaba
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Management and commerce is the most common field of study for residents in Caniaba (L), where 22.4% of qualifications are in this area. While the local community is more qualified than people in many similar areas, the typical person here is less likely to have a university degree than the state or national average.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
The proportion of people who finished Year 12 rose 14 points since 2011 to reach 55.7%. This is much higher than most similar areas, though it remains well below the New South Wales figure of 58.9%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Caniaba, Year 12 is the majority at 57%; Year 10 is next at 30%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
About 19.4% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is much higher than in most similar areas but well below the national figure of 26.3%. Trade qualifications are the most common, with 36.3% of people holding a Certificate III or IV.
19.4% ▲ +11.5%
Higher than 79% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 17.4%
- 2016: 29.9%
- 2021: 19.4%
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 Caniaba, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 41%, followed by Bachelor degree (27%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (20%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Beyond management and commerce, the most common qualifications are in education at 14.9% and health at 14.4%. Engineering and related fields also make up 13.4% of the local study profile.
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 Caniaba [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL122031/caniaba/topic/education