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Nowra - Bomaderry · Urban Centre

Education & Qualifications in Nowra - Bomaderry

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

Just 38.5% of adults in Nowra - Bomaderry finished Year 12, a figure far below the national average. This reflects a trend where school completion has fallen since 2016. While many residents hold vocational certificates, university degrees are less common here than in most of Australia.

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Where Nowra - Bomaderry sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

13.1% —

All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Nowra - Bomaderry — higher than 60% of areas.

Nowra - Bomaderry13.1%
2541, NSW 13.8%
New South Wales 27.8%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

School completion has dropped 5.7 percentage points since 2016, leaving Nowra - Bomaderry far below the New South Wales figure of 58.9%. About 29.6% of residents had Year 10 as their highest level of schooling.

Completed Year 12

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38.5% —

Higher than 50% 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 Nowra - Bomaderry, the largest group is Year 12 at 43%, followed by Year 10 (33%) and Year 9 or below (16%).

Year 12 38.5% Year 10 29.6% Year 9 or below 14.4% Year 11 6.6%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 13.1% of the population, which is higher than most similar areas but far below the Australian average of 26.3%. Certificate III and IV qualifications are the most common, held by 36.3% of residents.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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13.1% —

Higher than 60% 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 Nowra - Bomaderry, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 48%, followed by Bachelor degree (20%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (19%).

Certificate III / IV 36.3% Bachelor degree 14.6% Advanced diploma / diploma 14.2% Postgraduate degree 4.2% Certificate I / II 2.8% Graduate diploma / certificate 2.8%

Field of study

What people studied.

The most common fields of study for qualified residents are management and commerce at 15.0%, followed closely by engineering and related subjects at 14.8%.

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 Nowra - Bomaderry [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL112015/nowra-bomaderry/topic/education