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Education & Qualifications in Forster - Tuncurry

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

Far fewer residents in Forster - Tuncurry have completed high school or university compared to most similar areas. Only 33% of people finished Year 12, which is far below the national figure. While qualification levels have risen since 2011, the area continues to sit well below state and national benchmarks for formal education.

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📍 Forster - Tuncurry, Urban Area

Where Forster - Tuncurry sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

11.6% ▲ +49.3%

All urban area areas, 2021. The marker is Forster - Tuncurry — lower than 82% of areas.

Forster - Tuncurry11.6%
2428, NSW 12.5%
New South Wales 27.8%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Only 33% of residents completed Year 12, a figure far below the New South Wales average of 58.9%. This is among the lowest levels for similar areas, although the rate has risen by 6.8 percentage points since 2011.

Completed Year 12

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33.0% ▲ +26.1%

Lower than 97% 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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Forster - Tuncurry splits fairly evenly between Year 10 (38%) and Year 12 (36%), with Year 9 or below at 19%.

Year 10 34.9% Year 12 33.0% Year 9 or below 17.6% Year 11 6.1%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

The proportion of adults with a bachelor degree or higher is 11.6%, which is much lower than most areas and far below the Australian figure of 26.3%. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 36.6% of residents.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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11.6% ▲ +49.3%

Lower than 82% 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 Forster - Tuncurry, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 49%, followed by Bachelor degree (20%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (20%).

Certificate III / IV 36.6% Bachelor degree 14.7% Advanced diploma / diploma 14.5% Postgraduate degree 3.2% Certificate I / II 2.8% Graduate diploma / certificate 2.4%

Field of study

What people studied.

The most common fields of study for qualified residents are management and commerce at 16.7%, followed by engineering and related fields at 13.5% and health at 11.5%.

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 Forster - Tuncurry [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sua/1013/forster-tuncurry/topic/education