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Kempsey · Urban Centre

Education & Qualifications in Kempsey

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

Fewer adults in Kempsey have finished high school or earned a degree than they did in 2011. Only 26.6% of people have completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. This trend towards lower educational attainment is seen across both school and university levels.

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📍 Kempsey, Urban Centre

Where Kempsey sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

6.7% ▼ -26.0%

All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Kempsey — lower than 82% of areas.

Kempsey6.7%
2440, NSW 9.3%
New South Wales 27.8%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

School completion rates have fallen by 3.2 points since 2011. Only 26.6% of residents finished Year 12, which is much lower than most areas and far below the New South Wales figure of 58.9%.

Completed Year 12

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26.6% ▼ -10.8%

Lower than 87% 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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Kempsey splits fairly evenly between Year 10 (36%) and Year 12 (33%), with Year 9 or below at 23%.

Year 10 29.1% Year 12 26.6% Year 9 or below 18.2% Year 11 6.3%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

University degrees are uncommon here, with the 6.7% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher being far below the Australian average of 26.3%. This figure fell 2.4 points since 2011, while Certificate III or IV is the most common qualification at 33.6%.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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6.7% ▼ -26.0%

Lower than 82% 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 Kempsey, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 58%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 16%.

Certificate III / IV 33.6% Advanced diploma / diploma 9.5% Bachelor degree 9.3% Certificate I / II 2.7% Graduate diploma / certificate 1.7% Postgraduate degree 1.1%

Field of study

What people studied.

The most common fields of study for those with qualifications are management and commerce at 11.9%, followed by society and culture at 11.2%.

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 Kempsey [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL113006/kempsey/topic/education