45.5% —
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 40.9%
- 2021: 45.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Mooney Mooney Creek · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Mooney Mooney Creek
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Mooney Mooney Creek sits around the middle for its level in most education measures. While it matches similar areas, it trails far behind state and national figures for school and university completion. Only 45.5% of residents finished Year 12.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Less than half of residents completed Year 12, a figure far below the New South Wales and Australian rates of around 59%. About 13.6% of people stopped their schooling at Year 10 or Year 11.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Mooney Mooney Creek, Year 12 is the majority at 63%; Year 11 is next at 19%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are uncommon here, with only 13.6% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the national figure of 26.3%.
13.6% —
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 13.6%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Mooney Mooney Creek splits fairly evenly between Bachelor degree (50%) and Certificate III / IV (50%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common field of qualification is Management & commerce at 38%, ahead of Architecture & building (19%).
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. These are split evenly between government and independent sectors, and between primary and secondary schools.
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).
286
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
994
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Mooney Mooney Creek
2 schools — 572 students, average ICSEA 994.
By sector: Government 1 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 1 · Secondary 1
| Kariong Public School, Kariong | Government | Primary | 6.8 km | 502 | 1,007 |
| Ngaruki Gulgul, Kariong | Independent | Secondary | 7.9 km | 70 | 899 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Mooney Mooney Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12716/mooney-mooney-creek/topic/education