59.1% ▲ +75.6%
Higher than 92% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 33.6%
- 2016: 32.8%
- 2021: 59.1%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
St Andrews · Urban Centre
Education & Qualifications in St Andrews
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A huge jump in higher schooling and degrees has transformed the local profile of St Andrews (L) over the last decade. Since 2011, the share of people finishing Year 12 has climbed 25 points to 59.1%. This shift is matched by a rise in university qualifications, with 24.5% of adults now holding a bachelor degree or higher.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 59.1% of people finished Year 12, a figure that is among the highest for similar areas and is nearly identical to the national average. This is a significant increase from 2011, when only 33.6% had reached this level.
Highest year of school
View on map →In St Andrews, Year 12 is the majority at 63%; Year 11 is next at 21%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Degrees are common here, with 24.5% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher, which is much higher than most similar areas. The most typical qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 30.5% of residents.
24.5% ▲ +204.9%
Higher than 89% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 8.0%
- 2016: 9.0%
- 2021: 24.5%
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 St Andrews, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 36%, followed by Bachelor degree (28%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (18%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in St Andrews (L) are spread across various fields, though society and culture is the most common at 15.9%. Other notable areas of study include engineering at 10.5% and management and commerce at 8.6%.
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 St Andrews [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL222086/st-andrews/topic/education