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Education & Qualifications in Morisset - Cooranbong

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

Fewer residents in Morisset - Cooranbong have finished high school or university compared to most of the country. While 40.3% of people have completed Year 12, this is far below the national figure. However, educational attainment is climbing, with both school and university completion rates rising since 2011.

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Where Morisset - Cooranbong sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

15.7% ▲ +111.5%

All urban area areas, 2021. The marker is Morisset - Cooranbong — higher than 54% of areas.

Morisset - Cooranbong15.7%
2265, NSW 22.0%
New South Wales 27.8%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Only 40.3% of residents have finished Year 12, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 58.9%. This is a significant increase from 2011, when the rate was just 27.9%.

Completed Year 12

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40.3% ▲ +44.3%

Lower than 72% 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 Morisset - Cooranbong, the largest group is Year 12 at 43%, followed by Year 10 (35%) and Year 9 or below (14%).

Year 12 40.3% Year 10 33.4% Year 9 or below 13.2% Year 11 7.4%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 15.7% of the population, far below the national figure of 26.3%. The most common qualification here is a Certificate III or IV, held by 38.8% of residents.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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15.7% ▲ +111.5%

Higher than 54% 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 Morisset - Cooranbong, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 47%, followed by Bachelor degree (21%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (19%).

Certificate III / IV 38.8% Bachelor degree 17.2% Advanced diploma / diploma 15.4% Postgraduate degree 5.8% Graduate diploma / certificate 2.8% Certificate I / II 2.6%

Field of study

What people studied.

Qualifications in this area are spread across several fields, with Engineering (17.1%) and Management and commerce (17.0%) being the most common. Health and Society and culture also make up a notable share of degrees.

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 Morisset - Cooranbong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sua/1021/morisset-cooranbong/topic/education