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Education & Qualifications in Bowral - Mittagong

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

Higher levels of learning are much more common in Bowral - Mittagong than in most similar areas. A quarter of adults now hold a bachelor degree or higher, a figure that has climbed steadily over the last decade. This shift is mirrored in school results, where Year 12 completion rates have risen by 11 points since 2011.

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📍 Bowral - Mittagong, Urban Area

Where Bowral - Mittagong sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

25.0% ▲ +48.4%

All urban area areas, 2021. The marker is Bowral - Mittagong — higher than 88% of areas.

Bowral - Mittagong25.0%
2575, NSW 21.6%
New South Wales 27.8%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

While 54.4% of residents finished Year 12, this is well below the New South Wales figure of 58.9%. Another 25.1% of the population left school after Year 10.

Completed Year 12

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54.4% ▲ +25.8%

Higher than 83% 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 Bowral - Mittagong, Year 12 is the majority at 58%; Year 10 is next at 27%.

Year 12 54.4% Year 10 25.1% Year 9 or below 8.3% Year 11 6.1%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

A bachelor degree or higher is held by 25.0% of adults, which is a little below the national figure of 26.3%. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 27.1% of people.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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25.0% ▲ +48.4%

Higher than 88% 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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Bowral - Mittagong splits fairly evenly between Certificate III / IV (33%) and Bachelor degree (29%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 20%.

Certificate III / IV 27.1% Bachelor degree 24.4% Advanced diploma / diploma 16.4% Postgraduate degree 9.4% Graduate diploma / certificate 3.8% Certificate I / II 2.0%

Field of study

What people studied.

The most popular fields of study are management and commerce at 19.4%, followed by engineering and related subjects at 13.2%. Those studying society and culture make up 12.4% of qualifications.

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 Bowral - Mittagong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sua/1006/bowral-mittagong/topic/education