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Bathurst · Urban Centre

Education & Qualifications in Bathurst

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

Nearly one in five adults in Bathurst holds a bachelor degree or higher, which is much higher than most similar areas. While the city has a strong base of university-educated residents, it remains well below the state and national figures for both degrees and high school completion.

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Where Bathurst sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

18.9% ▼ -18.1%

All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Bathurst — higher than 78% of areas.

Bathurst18.9%
2795, NSW 19.0%
New South Wales 27.8%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Around 48.5% of people finished Year 12, a figure that is much higher than most similar areas but far below the national average. This rate has fallen by 1.9 percentage points since 2011.

Completed Year 12

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48.5% ▼ -3.7%

Higher than 76% of urban centre areas.

Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.

Highest year of school

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In Bathurst, Year 12 is the majority at 53%; Year 10 is next at 29%.

Year 12 48.5% Year 10 26.1% Year 9 or below 10.3% Year 11 6.4%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

The typical highest qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 33.4% of adults. Those with a bachelor degree or higher make up 18.9% of the population, which is well below the New South Wales figure and has fallen 4.2 percentage points since 2011.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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18.9% ▼ -18.1%

Higher than 78% of urban centre 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 Bathurst, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 42%, followed by Bachelor degree (26%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (17%).

Certificate III / IV 33.4% Bachelor degree 21.0% Advanced diploma / diploma 13.2% Postgraduate degree 6.3% Graduate diploma / certificate 3.3% Certificate I / II 2.5%

Field of study

What people studied.

Degrees in Bathurst are diverse, with management and commerce being the most common at 16.9%. Other frequent fields include engineering (13.7%), society and culture (12.1%), health (11.1%), and education (9.9%).

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 Bathurst [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL112002/bathurst/topic/education