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Education & Qualifications in Upper Mongogarie

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

A gap of 44 percentage points separates Upper Mongogarie from the state average for Year 12 completion. While a fifth of adults hold a university degree, far fewer residents finished high school compared to the rest of New South Wales. This creates a distinct divide in the educational profile of the area.

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📍 Upper Mongogarie, Suburb / Locality

Where Upper Mongogarie sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

20.0% —

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Upper Mongogarie — higher than 67% of areas.

Upper Mongogarie20.0%
2470, NSW 8.0%
New South Wales 27.8%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Only 15% of people here completed Year 12, which is far below the New South Wales and national figures of around 59%. About 20% of residents left school in Year 9 or below.

Completed Year 12

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15.0% —

Lower than 99% 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 Upper Mongogarie, the largest group is Year 9 or below at 40%, followed by Year 12 (30%) and Year 11 (30%).

Year 9 or below 20.0% Year 12 15.0% Year 11 15.0%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

One in five adults holds a bachelor degree or higher. This is higher than most similar areas, although it remains well below the New South Wales figure of 27.8%.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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20.0% —

Higher than 67% 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 Upper Mongogarie, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 40%, followed by Advanced diploma / diploma (30%) and Certificate III / IV (30%).

Bachelor degree 26.7% Advanced diploma / diploma 20.0% Certificate III / IV 20.0%

Field of study

What people studied.

The most common field of qualification is Management & commerce at 40%, ahead of Architecture & building (20%).

Field of qualification

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In Upper Mongogarie, Management & commerce is the majority at 67%; Architecture & building is next at 33%.

Management & commerce 40.0% Architecture & building 20.0%

Schools

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

There are no schools within 3 km of this area, which is smaller 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).

Schools in and around Upper Mongogarie — 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 Upper Mongogarie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14056/upper-mongogarie/topic/education