49.0% ▲ +24.2%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 39.5%
- 2016: 41.9%
- 2021: 49.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Mollymook Beach · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Mollymook Beach
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A high number of university-educated adults live in Mollymook Beach, though fewer people here finished high school compared to the state average. Nearly a quarter of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is much higher than in most similar areas.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Fewer people here finished Year 12 than in the rest of Australia, with only 49% completing it. This is well below the New South Wales figure of 58.9%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Mollymook Beach, Year 12 is the majority at 52%; Year 10 is next at 32%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
While 24.2% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher—a figure much higher than most similar areas—it remains a little below the national average. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 30.1% of residents.
24.2% ▲ +54.1%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.7%
- 2016: 18.4%
- 2021: 24.2%
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 Beach, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 36%, followed by Bachelor degree (29%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (18%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for qualified residents are management and commerce at 17.8%, followed by education at 13.8% and engineering at 12.9%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are five schools within 3 km, which is more than 75% of similar areas. Most of these are government primary schools, and the typical school size is much larger than in most other areas.
5
Higher than 73% 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).
568
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
999
Higher than 56% 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 Beach
5 schools — 2,840 students, average ICSEA 999.
By sector: Government 4 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 3 · Combined 1 · Secondary 1
| Budawang School, Milton | Government | Combined | 2.8 km | 44 | 909 |
| Ulladulla Public School, Ulladulla | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 689 | 978 |
| Ulladulla High School, Ulladulla | Government | Secondary | 3.3 km | 1,159 | 993 |
| Milton Public School, Milton | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 823 | 1,024 |
| St Mary's Star of the Sea Catholic Primary School, Milton | Catholic | Primary | 4.2 km | 125 | 1,044 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Mollymook Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12681/mollymook-beach/topic/education