51.1% ▲ +35.4%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 37.7%
- 2016: 42.0%
- 2021: 51.1%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Mollymook · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Mollymook
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More people in Mollymook have finished high school and earned degrees than in most similar areas. While 51.1% of residents completed Year 12, this is still well below the New South Wales and national figures. It is a place where a significant number of adults hold professional qualifications, particularly in management and education.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Roughly half of the residents have finished Year 12, which is higher than most similar areas but well below the 58.9% seen across New South Wales.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Mollymook, Year 12 is the majority at 54%; Year 10 is next at 31%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 21.0% of the population. While this is higher than in most similar areas, it remains well below the national figure of 26.3%.
21.0% ▲ +74.2%
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.0%
- 2016: 15.0%
- 2021: 21.0%
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 Mollymook, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 37%, followed by Bachelor degree (25%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (21%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications held by residents are in management and commerce at 18.3%, followed by education at 13.9% and engineering at 13.0%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are four schools within 3km, which is more than 73% of similar areas. All of these schools are government-run, and the average school size of 679 is much higher than most areas.
4
Higher than 71% 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).
679
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
997
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Mollymook
4 schools — 2,715 students, average ICSEA 997.
By sector: Government 4
By type: Primary 2 · Secondary 1 · Combined 1
| Ulladulla Public School, Ulladulla | Government | Primary | 1.6 km | 689 | 978 |
| Ulladulla High School, Ulladulla | Government | Secondary | 1.9 km | 1,159 | 993 |
| Budawang School, Milton | Government | Combined | 3.1 km | 44 | 909 |
| Milton Public School, Milton | Government | Primary | 4.2 km | 823 | 1,024 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Mollymook [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12680/mollymook/topic/education