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Where are the most educated areas in Australia?
We list the top 30 “Braniac areas”…the local government areas that boast the highest percentage of tertiary educated residents in Australia…
In this article, we investigate the number of tertiary educated residents living in each local government area, and express that number as a percentage of total residents over the age of 15.
(Note: We don’t include under 15’s, as these residents are unlikely (!) to hold Bachelor or higher degrees – Doogie Howser may have been the only exception…)
The “most educated” area in Australia is in NSW, and it is…
Rank | Local Government Area | State | Persons | % |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | North Sydney (A) | NSW | 27,043 | 48.9% |
2 | Subiaco (C) | WA | 6,968 | 45.9% |
3 | Nedlands (C) | WA | 7,526 | 45.6% |
4 | Lane Cove (A) | NSW | 11,610 | 45.5% |
5 | Mosman (A) | NSW | 10,184 | 45.4% |
6 | Yarra (C) | VIC | 29,212 | 44.7% |
7 | Woollahra (A) | NSW | 19,639 | 44.5% |
8 | Leichhardt (A) | NSW | 19,246 | 44.3% |
9 | Cottesloe (T) | WA | 2,757 | 43.9% |
10 | Willoughby (C) | NSW | 23,896 | 43.8% |
11 | Ku-ring-gai (A) | NSW | 37,545 | 43.3% |
12 | Stonnington (C) | VIC | 34,994 | 43.2% |
13 | Boroondara (C) | VIC | 56,703 | 43.2% |
14 | Melbourne (C) | VIC | 37,283 | 42.9% |
15 | Cambridge (T) | WA | 8,421 | 42.5% |
16 | Port Phillip (C) | VIC | 34,317 | 42.2% |
17 | Claremont (T) | WA | 3,278 | 41.9% |
18 | Sydney (C) | NSW | 63,309 | 40.2% |
19 | Manly (A) | NSW | 12,945 | 40.2% |
20 | Waverley (A) | NSW | 21,233 | 39.5% |
21 | Peppermint Grove (S) | WA | 474 | 38.3% |
22 | Perth (C | WA | 5,996 | 37.8% |
23 | Burnside (C) | SA | 13,225 | 37.3% |
24 | Mosman Park (T) | WA | 2,641 | 37.1% |
25 | Hunters Hill (A) | NSW | 3,962 | 37.0% |
26 | Unley (C) | SA | 11,338 | 36.7% |
27 | Adelaide (C) | SA | 6,623 | 35.8% |
28 | Glen Eira (C) | VIC | 38,342 | 35.7% |
29 | Vincent (T) | WA | 9,664 | 35.5% |
30 | Hobart (C) | TAS | 14,760 | 35.5% |
What about by State?
The table below shows the total number of people in each state or territory with a Bachelor or higher degree – and also that number expressed as a percentage of the population aged 15 and over.
State | Persons | % |
---|---|---|
ACT | 98,658 | 34.0% |
VIC | 905,492 | 20.8% |
NSW | 1,107,042 | 19.9% |
WA | 312,637 | 17.6% |
SA | 207,856 | 15.9% |
QLD | 547,624 | 15.9% |
NT | 23,542 | 15.1% |
TAS | 56,901 | 14.2% |
ACT is ranked the most educated state or territory based on percentage, although as the largest state in Australia NSW still has largest actual number of persons with a Bachelor degree or higher.
In the traditional NSW/Victoria rivalry, it is Victoria however, that is ranked a little higher than NSW on percentage
So… how does your area compare?
If you want to know how your council area or suburb compares, check out “qualifications” under “who are we” in profile.id for your area. You can find your council area in the demographic resource centre.
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