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Education & Qualifications in Lismore

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

A growing number of Lismore residents are gaining higher qualifications, though the area still lags behind state levels. While 19.2% of adults now hold a bachelor degree or higher, far fewer people have finished Year 12 compared to the rest of the country.

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Where Lismore sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

19.2% ▲ +37.7%

All urban area areas, 2021. The marker is Lismore — higher than 72% of areas.

Lismore19.2%
2480, NSW 21.2%
New South Wales 27.8%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Only 45.8% of people have completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. However, this has improved over time, rising 6.8 percentage points since 2011.

Completed Year 12

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45.8% ▲ +17.3%

Higher than 57% 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 Lismore, the largest group is Year 12 at 50%, followed by Year 10 (31%) and Year 9 or below (13%).

Year 12 45.8% Year 10 28.2% Year 9 or below 11.7% Year 11 6.6%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 19.2% of the population, a figure that is higher than most similar areas but still well below the New South Wales average. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 32.3% of residents.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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19.2% ▲ +37.7%

Higher than 72% 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 Lismore, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 40%, followed by Bachelor degree (27%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (17%).

Certificate III / IV 32.3% Bachelor degree 22.0% Advanced diploma / diploma 13.8% Postgraduate degree 6.0% Graduate diploma / certificate 3.8% Certificate I / II 2.7%

Field of study

What people studied.

The most common fields of study for those with qualifications are management and commerce at 15.5%, followed by society and culture at 13.6% and health at 12.5%.

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 Lismore [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sua/1018/lismore/topic/education