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Education & Qualifications in Remainder of State/Territory

How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.

Certificate III and IV qualifications are the most common achievement for adults in Remainder of State/Territory (Vic.), held by 33.9% of people. While some figures are higher than in most similar areas, this region generally trails the state and national levels in both school completion and university degrees.

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Where Remainder of State/Territory sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

17.3% —

All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Remainder of State/Territory — higher than 75% of areas.

Remainder of State/Territory17.3%
3525, VIC 11.1%
Victoria 29.2%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Fewer people here finished high school compared to the wider community, with 45.1% completing Year 12. This is far below the Victorian figure of 61.8% and the national average of 58.8%.

Highest year of school

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In Remainder of State/Territory, the largest group is Year 12 at 50%, followed by Year 10 (21%) and Year 11 (18%).

Year 12 45.1% Year 10 18.7% Year 11 16.1% Year 9 or below 11.1%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

The proportion of adults with a bachelor degree or higher is 17.3%, which is much higher than in most similar areas. However, this remains well below the Australian figure of 26.3% and far below Victoria's 29.2%.

Highest qualification level

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In Remainder of State/Territory, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 43%, followed by Bachelor degree (24%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (19%).

Certificate III / IV 33.9% Bachelor degree 19.4% Advanced diploma / diploma 15.5% Postgraduate degree 4.9% Graduate diploma / certificate 4.0% Certificate I / II 1.9%

Field of study

What people studied.

The most common fields of study for those with qualifications are engineering and related subjects at 15.6%, followed by management and commerce at 12.0%.

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 Remainder of State/Territory [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL231001/remainder-of-state-territory/topic/education