32.8% ▲ +38.8%
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.7%
- 2016: 24.6%
- 2021: 32.8%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Moorland · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Moorland
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Educational attainment in Moorland has remained low, with only 32.8% of residents finishing Year 12. This is far below the national figure of 58.8%, showing a significant gap in school completion compared to most other areas.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 32.8% of people finished Year 12, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 58.9%. The most common highest year of school reached was Year 10, at 39.2%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Moorland, the largest group is Year 10 at 42%, followed by Year 12 (35%) and Year 9 or below (17%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 10.3% of the population, which is far below the Australian figure of 26.3%. Instead, the most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 42.9% of residents.
10.3% ▲ +102.5%
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.1%
- 2016: 8.2%
- 2021: 10.3%
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 Moorland, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 55%; Bachelor degree is next at 19%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications are spread across several fields, with Engineering (14.6%) and Health (14.2%) being the most common. Management and commerce follow at 12.5%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has a high number of schools per 1,000 children, though the typical school is very small with only 31 students. The only school is a government primary school.
10.64
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
1
Lower than 57% 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).
31
Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
825
Lower than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Moorland
1 school — 31 students, average ICSEA 825.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Moorland Public School, Moorland | Government | Primary | 1.5 km | 31 | 825 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Moorland [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12725/moorland/topic/education