38.3% —
Lower than 51% of urban centre areas.
- 2016: 26.5%
- 2021: 38.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Sorell · Urban Centre
Education & Qualifications in Sorell
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Certificate III or IV qualifications are the most common achievement in Sorell, where 39.8% of adults hold one. While the area has a smaller share of university degrees than the state or nation, the number of people finishing high school has climbed significantly in recent years.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 38.3% of residents have finished Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. However, this is a notable increase from 2016, when only 26.5% of people had completed their final year of school.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Sorell, the largest group is Year 12 at 41%, followed by Year 10 (35%) and Year 9 or below (15%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Typical qualifications are lower than the state and national figures, with 12.8% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This figure has risen slightly since 2016, when it sat at 8.7%.
12.8% —
Higher than 58% of urban centre areas.
- 2016: 8.7%
- 2021: 12.8%
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 Sorell, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 49%, followed by Bachelor degree (18%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (18%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for those with qualifications are management and commerce at 19.5%, followed by engineering and related fields at 12.8% and society and culture at 12.5%.
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 Sorell [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL615025/sorell/topic/education