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Mollyan · Suburb / Locality

Education & Qualifications in Mollyan

How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.

Year 10 is the most common highest school year reached in Mollyan, where 32.6% of residents stopped their formal schooling at that level. This is a place where far fewer people finish high school compared to the rest of the country.

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📍 Mollyan, Suburb / Locality

Where Mollyan sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

15.9% —

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Mollyan — higher than 55% of areas.

Mollyan15.9%
2842, NSW 8.9%
New South Wales 27.8%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Only 21.7% of people completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. This is among the lowest levels of high school completion across similar areas.

Completed Year 12

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21.7% —

Lower than 96% of suburb / locality areas.

Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.

Highest year of school

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In Mollyan, the largest group is Year 10 at 45%, followed by Year 12 (30%) and Year 9 or below (24%).

Year 10 32.6% Year 12 21.7% Year 9 or below 17.4%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

The share of adults with a bachelor degree or higher is 15.9%, which is far below the New South Wales average of 27.8%. The most common qualification here is a Certificate III or IV, held by 31.3% of residents.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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15.9% —

Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.

Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).

Highest qualification level

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In Mollyan, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 59%; Bachelor degree is next at 41%.

Certificate III / IV 31.3% Bachelor degree 21.9%

Field of study

What people studied.

Qualifications in this area are spread across several fields, with Engineering and related services being the most common at 18.8%, followed by Health at 15.6%.

Field of qualification

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Mollyan splits fairly evenly between Engineering & related (29%) and Health (24%), with Education at 19%.

Engineering & related 18.8% Health 15.6% Education 12.5% Agriculture & environment 9.4% Food, hospitality & personal services 9.4%

Schools

Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).

There are no schools within 3 km of the area, a situation that is more common than in about 59% of similar places.

Schools within 3 km

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Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

Schools serving the area — within 3 km of small areas, or inside larger ones. A measure of access (catchments overlap, so don't add it across areas).

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Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
  • Australian Schools List — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA), 2025 (CC BY 4.0).

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Mollyan [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12679/mollyan/topic/education