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Education & Qualifications in Goulburn

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

A gap of 18 percentage points separates Goulburn from the national average in Year 12 completion. While school and university finishes have risen since 2011, the area still trails far behind New South Wales and the rest of Australia in formal education levels.

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Where Goulburn sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

14.1% ▲ +55.0%

All urban area areas, 2021. The marker is Goulburn — lower than 58% of areas.

Goulburn14.1%
2580, NSW 14.8%
New South Wales 27.8%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Only 41% of people here finished Year 12, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 58.9%. This is a marked improvement, however, as the rate rose 9.8 points since 2011.

Completed Year 12

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41.0% ▲ +31.6%

Lower than 67% 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 Goulburn, the largest group is Year 12 at 45%, followed by Year 10 (33%) and Year 9 or below (15%).

Year 12 41.0% Year 10 29.6% Year 9 or below 13.4% Year 11 6.3%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

University degrees are less common here than in the state, with 14.1% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. The most typical qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 35.8% of residents.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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14.1% ▲ +55.0%

Lower than 58% 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 Goulburn, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 46%, followed by Bachelor degree (21%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (20%).

Certificate III / IV 35.8% Bachelor degree 16.0% Advanced diploma / diploma 15.0% Postgraduate degree 4.9% Graduate diploma / certificate 3.2% Certificate I / II 2.2%

Field of study

What people studied.

The most common fields of study are management and commerce at 15.9%, followed by society and culture at 13.4% and engineering at 12.9%.

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 Goulburn [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sua/1014/goulburn/topic/education