53.3% ▲ +16.5%
Higher than 86% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 45.7%
- 2016: 52.0%
- 2021: 53.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Pomona · Urban Centre
Education & Qualifications in Pomona
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Over a third of qualified adults in Pomona hold a Certificate III or IV, the most common qualification in the area. While the town is much more qualified than similar areas, its rates for finishing school and earning degrees remain well below the national figures.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 53.3% of residents have finished Year 12, which is well below the Australian figure of 58.8%. This is an improvement for Pomona, as the number of people finishing school rose by 7.6 points since 2011.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Pomona, Year 12 is the majority at 57%; Year 10 is next at 26%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
A bachelor degree or higher is held by 19.8% of adults, a figure that is much higher than in most similar areas but well below the Australian average of 26.3%. This also shows a growing trend, rising 6.3 points since 2011.
19.8% ▲ +46.4%
Higher than 81% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 13.6%
- 2016: 16.2%
- 2021: 19.8%
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 Pomona, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 43%, followed by Bachelor degree (25%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (20%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for qualified residents are engineering and related subjects at 14.7%, followed by management and commerce at 13.9% and society and culture at 13.1%.
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 Pomona [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL315079/pomona/topic/education