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Education & Qualifications in Mudgee

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

Forty per cent of Mudgee residents hold a Certificate III or IV, the most common qualification in the area. While university degrees are far less common here than in the rest of the state, more people have finished high school now than they did a decade ago.

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Where Mudgee sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

15.7% ▲ +37.8%

All urban area areas, 2021. The marker is Mudgee — higher than 55% of areas.

Mudgee15.7%
2850, NSW 14.8%
New South Wales 27.8%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Fewer people in Mudgee finished Year 12 compared to the national figure, though the 43.7% rate rose by 8.6 points since 2011. Around 31% of residents stopped their schooling at Year 10.

Completed Year 12

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43.7% ▲ +24.7%

Lower than 52% 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 Mudgee, the largest group is Year 12 at 47%, followed by Year 10 (34%) and Year 9 or below (12%).

Year 12 43.7% Year 10 31.3% Year 9 or below 10.9% Year 11 7.4%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Only 15.7% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the New South Wales average of 27.8%. This figure has grown by 4.3 points over the last ten years.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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15.7% ▲ +37.8%

Higher than 55% 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 Mudgee, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 49%, followed by Bachelor degree (23%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (16%).

Certificate III / IV 40.3% Bachelor degree 18.9% Advanced diploma / diploma 13.2% Postgraduate degree 4.4% Certificate I / II 2.6% Graduate diploma / certificate 2.6%

Field of study

What people studied.

Engineering and related fields are the most popular qualifications at 19.4%, followed by management and commerce at 15.8%. Health, education, and society and culture each account for around 10% of qualifications.

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 Mudgee [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sua/1022/mudgee/topic/education