34.0% ▲ +32.6%
Lower than 93% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 25.6%
- 2016: 36.5%
- 2021: 34.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Lithgow · Urban Area
Education & Qualifications in Lithgow
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Certificate III or IV qualifications are the most common achievement for adults in Lithgow, where 37.9% of the population holds one. While the number of people finishing high school has risen since 2011, educational attainment remains far below the state and national figures.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 34% of residents have completed Year 12, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 58.9%. This is much lower than most similar areas, though the rate has risen by 8.4 percentage points since 2011.
Highest year of school
View on map →Lithgow splits fairly evenly between Year 12 (38%) and Year 10 (37%), with Year 9 or below at 17%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are uncommon here, with just 10.8% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the Australian average of 26.3%, though the proportion has grown by 3.7 percentage points over the last decade.
10.8% ▲ +52.2%
Lower than 88% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 7.1%
- 2016: 14.0%
- 2021: 10.8%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →In Lithgow, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 52%; Bachelor degree is next at 18%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Engineering and related fields are the most popular area of study for those with qualifications, at 19.3%. This is followed by management and commerce at 13% and health at 9.7%.
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 Lithgow [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sua/1019/lithgow/topic/education