47.8% ▲ +30.3%
Higher than 75% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 36.7%
- 2016: 47.5%
- 2021: 47.8%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Newell · Urban Centre
Education & Qualifications in Newell
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Nearly 40% of adults in Newell hold a Certificate III or IV, making it a highly skilled area for its size. While many residents have a lower level of schooling than the national figure, the number of people with degrees and Year 12 certificates has climbed significantly over the last decade.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion rates rose 11 points since 2011 to reach 47.8%. While this is much higher than most similar areas, it remains far below the Australian average of 58.8%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Newell, Year 12 is the majority at 53%; Year 10 is next at 26%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The share of adults with a bachelor degree or higher grew from 6.8% in 2011 to 16.9%. This is much higher than most similar areas, though it is still well below the Queensland figure of 21.9%.
16.9% ▲ +150.2%
Higher than 74% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 6.8%
- 2016: 13.1%
- 2021: 16.9%
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 Newell, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 53%; Bachelor degree is next at 23%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in Newell are most common in Engineering and related fields at 13.4%, followed by Management and commerce at 12.9% and Education at 11.9%.
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 Newell [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL322093/newell/topic/education