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Education & Qualifications in Kurri Kurri

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

Fewer residents in Kurri Kurri have finished high school or university compared to most other areas. Only 31.9% of people have completed Year 12, and those with a university degree make up just 7.6% of adults. This is far below the national figures for both schooling and higher education.

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Where Kurri Kurri sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

7.6% ▼ -39.3%

All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Kurri Kurri — lower than 77% of areas.

Kurri Kurri7.6%
2327, NSW 7.1%
New South Wales 27.8%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Completion of Year 12 is far below the New South Wales rate of 58.9%, and this figure has fallen by 4.3 points since 2011. The most common highest level of schooling reached is Year 10, at 37%.

Completed Year 12

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31.9% ▼ -12.0%

Lower than 73% 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 Kurri Kurri, the largest group is Year 10 at 39%, followed by Year 12 (34%) and Year 9 or below (18%).

Year 10 37.0% Year 12 31.9% Year 9 or below 16.7% Year 11 8.2%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

University degrees are much less common here than in most areas, with the share of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher falling to 7.6% since 2011. Instead, over half of qualified residents hold a Certificate III or IV.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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7.6% ▼ -39.3%

Lower than 77% 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 Kurri Kurri, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 62%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 15%.

Certificate III / IV 51.3% Advanced diploma / diploma 12.7% Bachelor degree 11.0% Certificate I / II 3.8% Graduate diploma / certificate 1.8% Postgraduate degree 1.6%

Field of study

What people studied.

Among those with qualifications, Engineering and related fields are the most common at 21.8%. Management and commerce follow at 16.4%, while Society and culture account for 11.6%.

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 Kurri Kurri [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL112011/kurri-kurri/topic/education