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Education & Qualifications in Not in any Significant Urban Area

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

Fewer people have finished high school in Not in any Significant Urban Area (NSW) compared to most similar areas. While 40.4% of residents have completed Year 12, this is far below the New South Wales figure of 58.9%. The area is seeing a slow shift towards higher schooling and degrees, though it still trails the state average.

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Where Not in any Significant Urban Area sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

15.2% ▲ +36.2%

All urban area areas, 2021. The marker is Not in any Significant Urban Area — higher than 51% of areas.

Not in any Significant Urban Area15.2%
2835, NSW 10.0%
New South Wales 27.8%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

School completion rates are far below the national figure of 58.8%, though the number of people finishing Year 12 rose by 7.1 points since 2011. Currently, 30% of residents stopped their schooling at Year 10.

Completed Year 12

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40.4% ▲ +21.4%

Lower than 71% of urban area areas.

Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.

Highest year of school

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In Not in any Significant Urban Area, the largest group is Year 12 at 45%, followed by Year 10 (33%) and Year 9 or below (14%).

Year 12 40.4% Year 10 30.0% Year 9 or below 12.5% Year 11 6.9%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 15.2% of the population, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 27.8%. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 34.6% of people.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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15.2% ▲ +36.2%

Higher than 51% of urban area 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 Not in any Significant Urban Area, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 46%, followed by Bachelor degree (23%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (18%).

Certificate III / IV 34.6% Bachelor degree 17.7% Advanced diploma / diploma 13.7% Postgraduate degree 4.6% Graduate diploma / certificate 2.9% Certificate I / II 2.4%

Field of study

What people studied.

The most common fields of study for those with qualifications are Engineering and related fields at 14.8%, followed by Management and commerce at 13.9%.

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Not in any Significant Urban Area [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sua/1000/not-in-any-significant-urban-area/topic/education