34.8% ▲ +23.6%
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.2%
- 2016: 34.4%
- 2021: 34.8%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Moulden · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Moulden
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Fewer residents in Moulden have completed high school or university compared to most other areas. Only 34.8% of people have finished Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. This gap in formal schooling is reflected in the low number of adults with higher degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Completion rates for Year 12 are much lower than in most areas, sitting at 34.8%. This is far below the Northern Territory average of 49.8% and the Australian figure of 58.8%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Moulden, the largest group is Year 12 at 43%, followed by Year 10 (27%) and Year 11 (17%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Only 7.4% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below both the state and national figures. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 35.2% of residents.
7.4% ▲ +21.0%
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.1%
- 2016: 6.8%
- 2021: 7.4%
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 Moulden, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 58%; Bachelor degree is next at 15%.
Field of study
What people studied.
People with qualifications in this area most commonly studied engineering (13.9%) or management and commerce (13.8%), followed by society and culture at 10.8%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 13 schools within 3km, which is more than 85% of similar areas, though the number of schools per 1,000 children is much lower. Most schools here are government-run (76.9%) and primarily provide primary education (84.6%).
1.28
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
13
Higher than 83% 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).
423
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
934
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Moulden
13 schools — 5,500 students, average ICSEA 934.
By sector: Government 10 · Catholic 2 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 11 · Secondary 1 · Combined 1
| Moulden Primary School, Moulden | Government | Primary | 0.4 km | 211 | 753 |
| Woodroffe Primary School, Woodroffe | Government | Primary | 0.9 km | 327 | 842 |
| Forrest Parade School, Bellamack | Government | Primary | 1.1 km | 118 | 939 |
| Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Woodroffe | Catholic | Primary | 1.2 km | 165 | 983 |
| Palmerston College, Driver | Government | Secondary | 1.2 km | 1,267 | 884 |
| Gray Primary School, Gray | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 283 | 808 |
| Palmerston Christian College, Marlow Lagoon | Independent | Combined | 2.0 km | 365 | 1,008 |
| Driver Primary School, Driver | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 409 | 914 |
| Rosebery Primary School, Rosebery | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 349 | 964 |
| Bakewell Primary School, Bakewell | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 616 | 978 |
| Durack Primary School, Durack | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 474 | 1,017 |
| Mother Teresa Catholic Primary School, Zuccoli | Catholic | Primary | 3.5 km | 379 | 1,027 |
| Zuccoli Primary School, Zuccoli | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 537 | 989 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Moulden [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL70193/moulden/topic/education