7.1% ▼ -67.3%
Lower than 99% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 21.7%
- 2016: 7.5%
- 2021: 7.1%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Laramba · Urban Centre
Education & Qualifications in Laramba
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More than half of the people in Laramba left school in Year 9 or below. This area has very low levels of formal schooling and higher education compared to the rest of the country, with only 7.1% of residents finishing Year 12.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
School completion rates have dropped significantly, with those finishing Year 12 falling 15 points since 2011 to just 7.1%. This is far below the national figure of 58.8%, and most residents here left school in Year 9 or below.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Laramba, Year 9 or below is the majority at 60%; Year 11 is next at 18%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Only 4.9% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is much lower than most other areas. While this figure is far below the national average of 26.3%, it has risen slightly by 1.9 points since 2011.
4.9% ▲ +64.3%
Lower than 90% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 3.0%
- 2016: 3.7%
- 2021: 4.9%
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 Laramba, Bachelor degree is the majority at 57%; Postgraduate degree is next at 43%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common field of qualification is Education at 35%, ahead of Management & commerce (29%).
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 Laramba [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL722019/laramba/topic/education