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Monkerai · Suburb / Locality

Education & Qualifications in Monkerai

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

Higher qualification rates than most similar areas define Monkerai, though schooling levels remain low. While 20.9% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, only 40.7% of the population finished Year 12, which is far below the state and national figures.

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📍 Monkerai, Suburb / Locality

Where Monkerai sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

20.9% —

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Monkerai — higher than 70% of areas.

Monkerai20.9%
2415, NSW 13.1%
New South Wales 27.8%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Only 40.7% of residents completed Year 12, a figure far below the New South Wales average of 58.9%. About a quarter of the population stopped their schooling at Year 10.

Completed Year 12

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40.7% —

Lower than 61% 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 Monkerai, Year 12 is the majority at 51%; Year 10 is next at 31%.

Year 12 40.7% Year 10 24.7% Year 9 or below 9.9% Year 11 4.9%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

The proportion of adults with a bachelor degree or higher is 20.9%, which is higher than in most similar areas. However, this is still well below the national figure of 26.3%.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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20.9% —

Higher than 70% 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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Monkerai splits fairly evenly between Certificate III / IV (43%) and Bachelor degree (38%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 13%.

Certificate III / IV 28.8% Bachelor degree 25.4% Advanced diploma / diploma 8.5% Postgraduate degree 5.1%

Field of study

What people studied.

Common fields of study for qualified residents include education at 16.9%, while engineering and management and commerce each account for 15.3%.

Schools

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

There are no schools within 3 km of this area, making it smaller than about 59% of similar areas.

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).

Schools in and around Monkerai — hover a marker for details. Open the full map →

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 Monkerai [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12693/monkerai/topic/education