41.9% ▲ +11.3%
Higher than 60% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 37.6%
- 2016: 40.8%
- 2021: 41.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Bakers Creek · Urban Centre
Education & Qualifications in Bakers Creek
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Certificate III or IV qualifications are the most common achievement for adults in Bakers Creek (L). While schooling and degree rates are far below the national figures, the area has seen a steady increase in both Year 12 completions and university degrees over the last decade.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 41.9% of residents finished Year 12, which is higher than most similar areas but far below the 58.8% national figure. This rate has risen 4.3 percentage points since 2011.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Bakers Creek, Year 12 is the majority at 50%; Year 10 is next at 30%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are less common here than in the rest of the country, with only 10.4% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the Australian figure of 26.3%, though it has grown by 6.3 percentage points since 2011.
10.4% ▲ +158.2%
Lower than 57% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 4.0%
- 2016: 5.0%
- 2021: 10.4%
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 Bakers Creek, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 59%; Bachelor degree is next at 21%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Engineering and related subjects are the most popular choice for those with a qualification, making up 24.8% of the total. Management and commerce follow at 13.2%.
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 Bakers Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL321007/bakers-creek/topic/education