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Education & Qualifications in Central Coast

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

A gap of 12 percentage points separates the school completion rate in Central Coast from the national figure. While more people here have finished school and university than in many similar areas, the region still trails behind New South Wales and Australia overall.

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Where Central Coast sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

17.8% ▲ +241.3%

All urban area areas, 2021. The marker is Central Coast — higher than 65% of areas.

Central Coast17.8%
2250, NSW 22.4%
New South Wales 27.8%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Year 12 completion has risen sharply by 24 percentage points since 2011 to reach 47.2%. Despite this growth, this figure remains far below the New South Wales average of 58.9%.

Completed Year 12

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47.2% ▲ +105.0%

Higher than 63% 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 Central Coast, Year 12 is the majority at 50%; Year 10 is next at 31%.

Year 12 47.2% Year 10 29.2% Year 9 or below 10.7% Year 11 6.4%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

The share of adults with a bachelor degree or higher rose to 17.8% over the last decade, which is higher than most similar areas. However, this is still well below the Australian figure of 26.3%, with Certificate III or IV being the most common qualification at 34.2%.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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17.8% ▲ +241.3%

Higher than 65% 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 Central Coast, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 42%, followed by Bachelor degree (25%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (20%).

Certificate III / IV 34.2% Bachelor degree 20.5% Advanced diploma / diploma 15.9% Postgraduate degree 5.8% Graduate diploma / certificate 2.9% Certificate I / II 2.3%

Field of study

What people studied.

The most common fields of qualification in the area are management and commerce at 18.7%, followed by engineering and related studies at 13.2%.

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 Central Coast [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sua/1010/central-coast/topic/education