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Education & Qualifications in Myrtle Mountain

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

A high rate of secondary completion defines Myrtle Mountain, where 64.1% of residents finished Year 12. This is well above the national figure of 58.8%, contributing to a well-educated local population.

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📍 Myrtle Mountain, Suburb / Locality

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

28.6% —

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Myrtle Mountain — higher than 83% of areas.

Myrtle Mountain28.6%
2550, NSW 18.9%
New South Wales 27.8%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

School completion is much higher here than in most similar areas, with 64.1% of people finishing Year 12, which is 5.2 percentage points above the Australian average.

Completed Year 12

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64.1% —

Higher than 86% 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 Myrtle Mountain, Year 12 is the majority at 73%; Year 10 is next at 27%.

Year 12 64.1% Year 10 23.4%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Higher education is common, with 28.6% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is much higher than most similar areas and slightly above the national figure.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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28.6% —

Higher than 83% 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 Myrtle Mountain, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 42%, followed by Certificate III / IV (24%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (21%).

Bachelor degree 28.0% Certificate III / IV 16.0% Advanced diploma / diploma 14.0% Postgraduate degree 8.0%

Field of study

What people studied.

Qualifications are spread across several fields, with engineering, management, and society and culture each accounting for 16.0% of degrees.

Field of qualification

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Myrtle Mountain splits fairly evenly between Engineering & related (17%) and Management & commerce (17%), with Society & culture at 17%.

Engineering & related 16.0% Management & commerce 16.0% Society & culture 16.0% Natural & physical sciences 10.0% Architecture & building 10.0% Agriculture & environment 10.0% Health 10.0% Creative arts 6.0%

Schools

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

There are no schools within 3 km of the area, which is a smaller number of facilities 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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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Myrtle Mountain [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12891/myrtle-mountain/topic/education