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Moorilda · Suburb / Locality

Education & Qualifications in Moorilda

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

A lack of nearby educational facilities means most people in Moorilda have to travel for schooling. Only 33.3% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure and reflects a community where few residents have finished high school.

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📍 Moorilda, Suburb / Locality

Where Moorilda sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

13.5% —

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Moorilda — lower than 55% of areas.

Moorilda13.5%
2795, NSW 19.0%
New South Wales 27.8%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Completing Year 12 is much less common here than in most areas, with only 33.3% doing so. This is far below the New South Wales figure of 58.9%.

Completed Year 12

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33.3% —

Lower than 81% 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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Moorilda splits fairly evenly between Year 12 (45%) and Year 10 (41%), with Year 11 at 14%.

Year 12 33.3% Year 10 30.0% Year 11 10.0%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 13.5% of the population. This is far below the Australian average of 26.3%, though it is around the middle for similar areas.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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13.5% —

Lower than 55% 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 Moorilda, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 50%, followed by Bachelor degree (31%) and Certificate I / II (19%).

Certificate III / IV 40.0% Bachelor degree 25.0% Certificate I / II 15.0%

Field of study

What people studied.

Qualifications are spread across different fields, with Agriculture and environment and Society and culture both accounting for 20% of the total. Management and commerce make up another 15%.

Field of qualification

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Moorilda splits fairly evenly between Agriculture & environment (36%) and Society & culture (36%), with Management & commerce at 27%.

Agriculture & environment 20.0% Society & culture 20.0% Management & commerce 15.0%

Schools

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

There are no schools within 3 km of the area, which is a smaller number of facilities 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).

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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 Moorilda [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12724/moorilda/topic/education