64.2% ▲ +57.0%
Higher than 98% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 40.9%
- 2016: 44.6%
- 2021: 64.2%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Moriac · Urban Centre
Education & Qualifications in Moriac
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A huge 23 percentage point jump in Year 12 completions since 2011 marks a major shift in the education profile of Moriac. The area now sees high levels of schooling and university degrees, with 64.2% of residents finishing their final school year.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Finishing Year 12 is common here, with 64.2% of people doing so—a figure well above the national average. This represents a significant increase from 40.9% in 2011.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Moriac, Year 12 is the majority at 65%; Year 11 is next at 17%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University qualifications have also climbed, with 27.3% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is among the highest levels for similar areas and is a little above the Australian figure.
27.3% ▲ +90.4%
Higher than 92% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 14.4%
- 2016: 13.4%
- 2021: 27.3%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Moriac splits fairly evenly between Certificate III / IV (35%) and Bachelor degree (31%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 21%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Those with degrees often specialise in Engineering and related fields (16.3%), followed by Management and Commerce at 14.7%.
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 Moriac [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL221049/moriac/topic/education