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Education & Qualifications in Kiama

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

A growing number of residents in Kiama hold high-level degrees, with 29.5% of adults now holding a bachelor degree or higher. This shift is part of a broader educational climb in the area, where the proportion of people finishing Year 12 has jumped by 29 percentage points since 2011.

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Where Kiama sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

29.5% ▲ +282.0%

All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Kiama — higher than 95% of areas.

Kiama29.5%
2533, NSW 29.8%
New South Wales 27.8%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

While 55.5% of people have completed Year 12, this is well below the figures for New South Wales and Australia. However, it is much higher than most similar areas.

Completed Year 12

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55.5% ▲ +112.9%

Higher than 89% 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 Kiama, Year 12 is the majority at 59%; Year 10 is next at 27%.

Year 12 55.5% Year 10 25.9% Year 9 or below 7.6% Year 11 5.8%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Kiama is among the most qualified areas of its type, with 29.5% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is well above the national figure, and this group has grown by 22 percentage points over the last decade.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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29.5% ▲ +282.0%

Higher than 95% 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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Kiama splits fairly evenly between Bachelor degree (31%) and Certificate III / IV (30%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 20%.

Bachelor degree 26.8% Certificate III / IV 25.7% Advanced diploma / diploma 17.1% Postgraduate degree 9.1% Graduate diploma / certificate 5.2% Certificate I / II 1.7%

Field of study

What people studied.

The most common qualifications are in management and commerce at 17.1%, followed by engineering and education, which both sit around 14%.

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 Kiama [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL113007/kiama/topic/education