56.9% ▲ +20.6%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 47.2%
- 2016: 52.2%
- 2021: 56.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Moonbah · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Moonbah
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More than half of the adults in Moonbah have finished Year 12, reflecting a steady level of schooling. The area has a diverse range of professional skills, with nearly one in five residents holding a bachelor degree or higher.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 56.9% of people completed Year 12, which is much higher than most similar areas, though this is a little below the New South Wales and national figures.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Moonbah, Year 12 is the majority at 59%; Year 10 is next at 28%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Those with a bachelor degree or higher make up 19.8% of adults, a figure that is higher than most similar areas but well below the state and national levels. Trade certificates are the most common qualification, held by 40.6% of residents.
19.8% ▲ +26.9%
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.6%
- 2016: 16.6%
- 2021: 19.8%
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 Moonbah, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 44%, followed by Bachelor degree (22%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (19%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Professional qualifications are varied across the community, with Engineering (18.8%), Management and commerce (15.5%), and Architecture and building (13.2%) as the most common fields of study.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are two schools within 3km, which is more than about 66% of similar areas. Both are government schools, consisting of one primary and one secondary school, with an average size of 280 students.
2
Higher than 62% 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).
280
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,021
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Moonbah
2 schools — 560 students, average ICSEA 1,021.
By sector: Government 2
By type: Primary 1 · Secondary 1
| Jindabyne Public School, Jindabyne | Government | Primary | 10.4 km | 283 | 1,032 |
| Jindabyne High School, Jindabyne | Government | Secondary | 10.4 km | 277 | 1,009 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Moonbah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12709/moonbah/topic/education