32.0% ▲ +1.0%
Lower than 99% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 31.6%
- 2016: 35.2%
- 2021: 32.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Taree · Urban Area
Education & Qualifications in Taree
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Taree has some of the lowest levels of formal schooling and higher education compared to similar areas. Only 32% of residents finished Year 12, and just under 10% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. These figures have remained almost unchanged since 2011.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is far below the state and national figures of around 59%, with only 32% of people finishing their final year. The most common highest school year reached is Year 10, at 33.9%.
Highest year of school
View on map →Taree splits fairly evenly between Year 10 (38%) and Year 12 (36%), with Year 9 or below at 19%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are uncommon here, with only 9.6% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 27.8%. Instead, the most typical qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 38.3% of residents.
9.6% ▼ -0.8%
Lower than 93% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 9.7%
- 2016: 12.0%
- 2021: 9.6%
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 Taree, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 53%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 18%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields of study are management and commerce at 13.9%, followed by engineering and health, which both sit at around 13%.
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 Taree [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sua/1033/taree/topic/education