40.1% ▲ +6.6%
Lower than 72% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 37.6%
- 2016: 35.2%
- 2021: 40.1%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Mildura - Buronga · Urban Area
Education & Qualifications in Mildura - Buronga
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A growing number of residents have finished more schooling and university since 2011 in Mildura - Buronga. While 13.2% of adults now hold a bachelor degree or higher, this remains far below the national figure. Higher education levels have risen, but the area still trails significantly behind both the state and the country.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 40.1% of people here finished Year 12, which is far below the 58.9% seen across New South Wales. This is much lower than most similar areas, even though the rate rose 2.5 points since 2011.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Mildura - Buronga, the largest group is Year 12 at 45%, followed by Year 10 (21%) and Year 9 or below (18%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are less common here than in most areas, with only 13.2% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the Australian figure of 26.3%, although the proportion has risen by 5.1 points since 2011.
13.2% ▲ +62.7%
Lower than 69% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 8.1%
- 2016: 10.7%
- 2021: 13.2%
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 Mildura - Buronga, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 45%, followed by Bachelor degree (23%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (20%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications are in management and commerce at 14%, followed by engineering and related fields at 12.2%. Society and culture (12%) and health (10.6%) are also frequent fields of study.
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 Mildura - Buronga [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sua/2012/mildura-buronga/topic/education