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Education & Qualifications in Mooneba

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

Roughly 30% of qualified adults in Mooneba hold a Certificate III or IV, the most common qualification in the area. This small community sees far fewer people finishing high school and earning degrees compared to the state and national figures.

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Where Mooneba sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

14.5% ▲ +32.1%

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Mooneba — lower than 51% of areas.

Mooneba14.5%
2440, NSW 9.3%
New South Wales 27.8%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Only 36.4% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 58.9%. About 32.7% of the population finished Year 10 as their highest level of schooling.

Completed Year 12

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36.4% ▲ +41.3%

Lower than 73% 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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Mooneba splits fairly evenly between Year 12 (37%) and Year 10 (33%), with Year 9 or below at 22%.

Year 12 36.4% Year 10 32.7% Year 9 or below 21.8% Year 11 7.3%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 14.5% of the population, far below the Australian average of 26.3%. This result is around the middle when compared to similar areas.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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14.5% ▲ +32.1%

Lower than 51% 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 Mooneba, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 50%, followed by Postgraduate degree (21%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (17%).

Certificate III / IV 30.8% Postgraduate degree 12.8% Advanced diploma / diploma 10.3% Bachelor degree 7.7%

Field of study

What people studied.

Those with qualifications in Mooneba most often studied education (17.9%), engineering (15.4%), or health (12.8%).

Field of qualification

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Mooneba splits fairly evenly between Education (29%) and Engineering & related (25%), with Health at 21%.

Education 17.9% Engineering & related 15.4% Health 12.8% Agriculture & environment 7.7% Food, hospitality & personal services 7.7%

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 Mooneba [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12712/mooneba/topic/education