29.6% ▼ -5.2%
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31.3%
- 2016: 29.9%
- 2021: 29.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Moulamein · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Moulamein
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Education levels in Moulamein have remained low compared to the rest of the country. Only 29.6% of residents have finished Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. This trend is reflected in the low number of people with university degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Completion rates for Year 12 are far below the New South Wales and national figures, sitting at just 29.6%. About 22.9% of people finished Year 10, while 12.9% left school in Year 9 or earlier.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Moulamein, the largest group is Year 12 at 38%, followed by Year 10 (30%) and Year 9 or below (17%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Only 6.8% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, a figure far below the national average of 26.3%. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 32.6% of residents.
6.8% ▼ -23.5%
Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.8%
- 2016: 8.1%
- 2021: 6.8%
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 Moulamein, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 55%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 23%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are engineering and related subjects at 15.6%, followed by agriculture and environment at 10.7%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Moulamein has a high number of schools per 1,000 children, though the typical school is much smaller than most areas with only 61 students. The area is served by one government primary school.
11.63
Higher than 77% 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).
61
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
965
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Moulamein
1 school — 61 students, average ICSEA 965.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Moulamein Public School, Moulamein | Government | Primary | 13.4 km | 61 | 965 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Moulamein [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12754/moulamein/topic/education