53.2% ▲ +42.2%
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 37.4%
- 2016: 41.1%
- 2021: 53.2%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Mullaway · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Mullaway
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Higher levels of schooling and degrees are common in Mullaway compared to most similar areas. While 53.2% of residents have finished Year 12, this is still well below the national figure of 58.8%. The area shows a strong leaning towards vocational training and higher education.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 53.2% of people completed Year 12, which is higher than most similar areas but well below the New South Wales average of 58.9%. Another 28% of residents finished Year 10 as their highest level of schooling.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Mullaway, Year 12 is the majority at 55%; Year 10 is next at 29%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 21.3% of the population, a figure higher than most similar areas but well below the national average of 26.3%. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 37.2% of residents.
21.3% ▲ +38.2%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.4%
- 2016: 18.0%
- 2021: 21.3%
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 Mullaway, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 42%, followed by Bachelor degree (28%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (22%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in Mullaway are spread across several fields, with Management and Commerce being the most common at 15.1%. Health, Education, and Engineering are also prominent, each held by over 11% of qualified residents.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Mullaway has more schools per child than most similar areas, with four schools within 3km. These schools are typically larger than usual, and three out of four are government-run primary schools.
8.55
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
4
Higher than 71% 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).
436
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
993
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Mullaway
4 schools — 1,745 students, average ICSEA 993.
By sector: Government 3 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 3 · Secondary 1
| Mullaway Public School, Mullaway | Government | Primary | 1.0 km | 266 | 1,033 |
| Woolgoolga High School, Woolgoolga | Government | Secondary | 1.9 km | 867 | 969 |
| Woolgoolga Public School, Woolgoolga | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 349 | 965 |
| St Francis Xavier Primary School, Woolgoolga | Catholic | Primary | 3.4 km | 263 | 1,071 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Mullaway [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12833/mullaway/topic/education