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Mountain Lagoon · Suburb / Locality

Education & Qualifications in Mountain Lagoon

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

Nearly 30% of adults in Mountain Lagoon hold a bachelor degree or higher, a figure well above the national average. This creates a highly qualified community where most residents have finished secondary school and many have pursued advanced university studies.

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📍 Mountain Lagoon, Suburb / Locality

Where Mountain Lagoon sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

29.3% ▲ +80.4%

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Mountain Lagoon — higher than 85% of areas.

Mountain Lagoon29.3%
2758, NSW 21.0%
New South Wales 27.8%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

About 61.4% of residents completed Year 12, which is much higher than most similar areas and a little above the New South Wales figure.

Completed Year 12

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61.4% ▲ +66.8%

Higher than 82% 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 Mountain Lagoon, Year 12 is the majority at 62%; Year 10 is next at 25%.

Year 12 61.4% Year 10 24.3% Year 11 8.6% Year 9 or below 4.3%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

The area is well qualified, with 29.3% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is well above the Australian average, with postgraduate degrees being the most common high-level qualification at 17.5%.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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29.3% ▲ +80.4%

Higher than 85% 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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Mountain Lagoon splits fairly evenly between Postgraduate degree (23%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (20%), with Certificate III / IV at 20%.

Postgraduate degree 17.5% Advanced diploma / diploma 15.8% Certificate III / IV 15.8% Bachelor degree 14.0% Graduate diploma / certificate 7.0% Certificate I / II 7.0%

Field of study

What people studied.

Qualifications are spread across several fields, led by architecture and building at 17.5%, followed by engineering, agriculture, and education, which each account for 12.3%.

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No single group dominates in Mountain Lagoon — Architecture & building leads at 21%, ahead of Engineering & related (15%) and Agriculture & environment (15%).

Architecture & building 17.5% Engineering & related 12.3% Agriculture & environment 12.3% Education 12.3% Management & commerce 10.5% Society & culture 10.5% Information technology 7.0%

Schools

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

There are no schools within 3 km of the area, making it smaller than about 59% of similar places in terms of local school access.

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).

Schools in and around Mountain Lagoon — hover a marker for details. Open the full map →

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 Mountain Lagoon [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12817/mountain-lagoon/topic/education