39.3% ▲ +36.1%
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.9%
- 2016: 36.0%
- 2021: 39.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Nimmitabel · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Nimmitabel
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Fewer people in Nimmitabel have completed high school compared to most other areas. Only 39.3% of residents finished Year 12, which is far below the national figure. This suggests a community where many people entered the workforce early or pursued trade qualifications instead of traditional academic paths.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is far below the New South Wales and Australian averages, sitting at just 39.3%. About 29.2% of people stopped at Year 10, while 15% finished Year 9 or below.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Nimmitabel, the largest group is Year 12 at 43%, followed by Year 10 (32%) and Year 9 or below (16%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 17.1% of the population, which is well below the national figure. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 37.9% of residents.
17.1% ▲ +65.2%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.3%
- 2016: 11.7%
- 2021: 17.1%
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 Nimmitabel, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 48%, followed by Bachelor degree (26%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (12%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for those with qualifications are society and culture at 17.4%, followed by engineering and related fields at 13% and health at 11.2%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Nimmitabel has a much higher number of schools per 1,000 children than most areas, though the local primary school is very small with an average of 11 students.
18.18
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
1
Lower than 57% 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).
11
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
920
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Nimmitabel
1 school — 11 students, average ICSEA 920.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Nimmitabel Public School, Nimmitabel | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 11 | 920 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Nimmitabel [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12975/nimmitabel/topic/education