52.9% ▲ +63.2%
Higher than 86% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 32.5%
- 2016: 42.5%
- 2021: 52.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Bright · Urban Centre
Education & Qualifications in Bright
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A significant gap exists between Bright and the rest of the state, with Year 12 completion rates sitting well below the Victorian average. Despite this, the area has seen a dramatic shift in skills, with the proportion of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher jumping 16 percentage points since 2011.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
While 52.9% of residents completed Year 12, this is well below the national figure. However, this is a big improvement for Bright, as the rate rose 20 percentage points since 2011.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Bright, Year 12 is the majority at 59%; Year 10 is next at 17%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
About 24.4% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is much higher than most similar areas, though still a little below the Australian average. Certificate III and IV qualifications are the most common, held by 25.1% of the population.
24.4% ▲ +185.4%
Higher than 88% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 8.5%
- 2016: 18.4%
- 2021: 24.4%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Bright splits fairly evenly between Certificate III / IV (32%) and Bachelor degree (31%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 20%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Degrees in management and commerce are the most frequent at 16.3%. Health and engineering are also common, each accounting for 11.4% of qualifications.
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 Bright [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL215015/bright/topic/education