41.9% ▲ +45.7%
Higher than 60% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 28.8%
- 2016: 35.0%
- 2021: 41.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Raymond Island · Urban Centre
Education & Qualifications in Raymond Island
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Higher levels of schooling and degrees are more common here than in most similar areas, though Raymond Island (L) still sits well below the state and national figures. The most striking shift is the growth in qualifications, with a significant number of residents completing more study since 2011.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 41.9% of residents finished Year 12, which is far below the Victorian figure of 61.8%. However, this is a positive trend for the area, as the number of people completing Year 12 rose 13 points since 2011.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Raymond Island, the largest group is Year 12 at 45%, followed by Year 10 (22%) and Year 9 or below (17%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 17.3% of the population, a figure that is much higher than most similar areas despite being well below the national average. This reflects a growing trend, with the proportion of degree holders rising 9.4 points since 2011.
17.3% ▲ +120.6%
Higher than 75% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 7.8%
- 2016: 14.3%
- 2021: 17.3%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →In Raymond Island, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 40%, followed by Advanced diploma / diploma (25%) and Bachelor degree (19%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications held by residents are in Engineering and related fields at 19.0%, followed by Management and commerce at 14.7% and Society and culture at 12.9%.
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 Raymond Island [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL221060/raymond-island/topic/education