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Education & Qualifications in Muswellbrook

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

Only 33.1% of residents in Muswellbrook finished Year 12, a figure far below the national average. This gap in secondary schooling is mirrored in higher education, where the proportion of adults with a bachelor degree or higher is among the lowest in the country.

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Where Muswellbrook sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

8.7% ▼ -42.2%

All urban area areas, 2021. The marker is Muswellbrook — lower than 98% of areas.

Muswellbrook8.7%
2333, NSW 8.6%
New South Wales 27.8%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Completion of Year 12 has fallen by 6.1 percentage points since 2011 to 33.1%, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 58.9%. The most common highest year of school completed here is Year 10 at 33.7%.

Completed Year 12

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33.1% ▼ -15.5%

Lower than 96% 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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Muswellbrook splits fairly evenly between Year 10 (37%) and Year 12 (37%), with Year 9 or below at 16%.

Year 10 33.7% Year 12 33.1% Year 9 or below 14.4% Year 11 8.7%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Bachelor degrees or higher are held by just 8.7% of adults, far below the Australian figure of 26.3%. Most qualified residents hold a Certificate III or IV, while the share of people with a university degree fell by 6.3 percentage points since 2011.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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8.7% ▼ -42.2%

Lower than 98% 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 Muswellbrook, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 60%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 15%.

Certificate III / IV 45.7% Advanced diploma / diploma 11.4% Bachelor degree 11.3% Certificate I / II 3.1% Postgraduate degree 2.4% Graduate diploma / certificate 1.9%

Field of study

What people studied.

Engineering and related qualifications are the most common field of study at 25.6%. Management and commerce follow at 15.5%, with society and culture making up 8.2% 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 Muswellbrook [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sua/1023/muswellbrook/topic/education