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Education & Qualifications in Mowbray Park

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

A gap of 19 percentage points separates Mowbray Park from the state and national figures for Year 12 completions. While about 40% of residents finished high school, this is far below the figures for New South Wales and Australia. Despite this, a fair few residents hold high-level degrees.

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Where Mowbray Park sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

18.7% —

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Mowbray Park — higher than 63% of areas.

Mowbray Park18.7%
2571, NSW 16.7%
New South Wales 27.8%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Only 40.3% of people here completed Year 12, which is much lower than most similar areas. For those who did not finish high school, 32.8% reached Year 10.

Completed Year 12

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40.3% —

Lower than 63% 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 Mowbray Park, Year 12 is the majority at 52%; Year 10 is next at 42%.

Year 12 40.3% Year 10 32.8% Year 9 or below 4.5%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

About 18.7% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher, a figure that is higher than most similar areas but still well below the national average. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 31.9% of residents.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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18.7% —

Higher than 63% 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 Mowbray Park, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 41%, followed by Bachelor degree (30%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (22%).

Certificate III / IV 31.9% Bachelor degree 23.4% Advanced diploma / diploma 17.0% Postgraduate degree 6.4%

Field of study

What people studied.

People with qualifications in this area most commonly studied engineering and related fields at 21.3%, followed by management and commerce at 19.1%.

Field of qualification

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Mowbray Park splits fairly evenly between Engineering & related (31%) and Management & commerce (28%), with Society & culture at 19%.

Engineering & related 21.3% Management & commerce 19.1% Society & culture 12.8% Creative arts 8.5% Education 6.4%

Schools

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

There are no schools within 3 km of this area, which is a smaller number than about 59% of similar places.

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 Mowbray Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12821/mowbray-park/topic/education