40.2% ▲ +2.8%
Higher than 55% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 39.1%
- 2016: 43.7%
- 2021: 40.2%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Bairnsdale · Urban Centre
Education & Qualifications in Bairnsdale
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Certificate III or IV qualifications are the most common highest achievement for adults in Bairnsdale, held by 35.4% of the population. The area generally has lower levels of formal schooling and degrees compared to the state and national figures, though these numbers have risen slightly over the last decade.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Far fewer people in Bairnsdale have finished Year 12 compared to the national figure, with only 40.2% completing it. This is a slight increase from 39.1% in 2011, though it remains far below Victoria's 61.8%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Bairnsdale, the largest group is Year 12 at 45%, followed by Year 10 (22%) and Year 11 (17%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
A bachelor degree or higher is held by 12.7% of adults, which is far below the Australian figure of 26.3%. This figure rose slightly from 11.6% in 2011.
12.7% ▲ +10.1%
Higher than 58% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 11.6%
- 2016: 13.4%
- 2021: 12.7%
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 Bairnsdale, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 46%, followed by Advanced diploma / diploma (21%) and Bachelor degree (20%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of qualification are Engineering and Health, both at 13.0%, followed closely by Management and Commerce at 12.5%.
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 Bairnsdale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL213001/bairnsdale/topic/education