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Mount David · Suburb / Locality

Education & Qualifications in Mount David

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

A significant gap in school completions marks the educational landscape of Mount David, where only 13.3% of residents finished Year 12. This figure is far below the national average and reflects a community where many people left school early.

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📍 Mount David, Suburb / Locality

Where Mount David sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

13.0% —

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Mount David — lower than 56% of areas.

Mount David13.0%
2795, NSW 19.0%
New South Wales 27.8%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Very few people here finished high school, with just 13.3% completing Year 12, which is 46 points lower than the national figure. Instead, the most common highest year of school attained is Year 10, reached by 40% of residents.

Completed Year 12

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13.3% —

Lower than 99% 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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In Mount David, Year 10 is the majority at 56%; Year 9 or below is next at 25%.

Year 10 40.0% Year 9 or below 17.8% Year 12 13.3%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

University degrees are less common than in the rest of Australia, with 13.0% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the New South Wales figure, while Certificate III or IV qualifications are the most frequent, held by 30.8% of the population.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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13.0% —

Lower than 56% 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 Mount David, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 47%, followed by Bachelor degree (35%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (18%).

Certificate III / IV 30.8% Bachelor degree 23.1% Advanced diploma / diploma 11.5%

Field of study

What people studied.

Among those with higher qualifications, 11.5% studied engineering and related fields.

Field of qualification

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In Mount David, Engineering & related is the majority at 100%.

Engineering & related 11.5%

Schools

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

There are no schools located within 3 km of the area, making it smaller 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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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Mount David [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12765/mount-david/topic/education