52.6% ▲ +31.3%
Higher than 85% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 40.0%
- 2016: 37.8%
- 2021: 52.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Romsey · Urban Centre
Education & Qualifications in Romsey
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A growing number of people in Romsey have completed more schooling and higher degrees since 2011. While these levels remain well below the state and national figures, the area now has more qualified residents than most similar places.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
More than half of residents have finished Year 12, a figure that rose 13 points since 2011. This is much higher than most similar areas, though still well below the 61.8% seen across Victoria.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Romsey, Year 12 is the majority at 55%; Year 10 is next at 18%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The share of adults with a bachelor degree or higher rose to 16.9% in 2021, which is far below the state average. However, this is much higher than in most similar areas, with Certificate III or IV being the most common qualification at 42.5%.
16.9% ▲ +93.0%
Higher than 74% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 8.7%
- 2016: 13.2%
- 2021: 16.9%
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 Romsey, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 48%, followed by Bachelor degree (22%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (19%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study are engineering and related subjects at 18.8%, followed by management and commerce at 15.0%. Education and society and culture both account for around 11% 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 Romsey [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL215074/romsey/topic/education