47.4% ▲ +48.8%
Higher than 74% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 31.9%
- 2016: 49.8%
- 2021: 47.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Medowie · Urban Centre
Education & Qualifications in Medowie
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A strong focus on trade and technical skills shapes daily life in Medowie, where nearly half of all adults hold a Certificate III or IV. While university degrees are less common than the national figure, the area has seen a steady rise in both school completions and higher qualifications over the last decade.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion has risen 16 points since 2011 to reach 47.4%. Despite this growth, this figure remains far below the New South Wales average of 58.9%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Medowie, the largest group is Year 12 at 49%, followed by Year 10 (33%) and Year 9 or below (9%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The proportion of adults with a bachelor degree or higher is 14.2%, which is far below the Australian figure of 26.3%. Most residents hold a Certificate III or IV, accounting for 45.2% of the highest qualifications.
14.2% ▲ +47.9%
Higher than 64% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 9.6%
- 2016: 23.5%
- 2021: 14.2%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →In Medowie, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 51%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 21%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Engineering and related fields are the most common area of study at 24.4%, followed by management and commerce at 19.1%.
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 Medowie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL113009/medowie/topic/education