50.4% ▲ +68.7%
Higher than 80% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 29.9%
- 2016: 33.9%
- 2021: 50.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Ventnor · Urban Centre
Education & Qualifications in Ventnor
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Higher levels of schooling and degrees are more common in Ventnor (L) than in most similar areas. While many adults here have not finished high school, the number of people with university degrees has climbed steeply over the last decade.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Half of residents have completed Year 12, a figure that rose 20 points since 2011. Despite this growth, the proportion is still well below the national figure.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Ventnor, Year 12 is the majority at 55%; Year 11 is next at 18%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
About 25.7% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is among the highest levels for similar areas. This reflects a significant trend, with the share of degree-holders rising 17 points since 2011.
25.7% ▲ +212.8%
Higher than 90% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 8.2%
- 2016: 10.1%
- 2021: 25.7%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Ventnor splits fairly evenly between Certificate III / IV (31%) and Bachelor degree (30%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 22%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications held by residents are in management and commerce, followed by education and engineering.
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 Ventnor [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL221075/ventnor/topic/education