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Education & Qualifications in Forbes

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

More people in Forbes have finished school and earned degrees than a decade ago, though overall levels remain low. While 36.2% of residents have now completed Year 12, this figure is still far below the national rate. The town is seeing a steady climb in qualifications, with the share of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher rising to 11.5%.

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Where Forbes sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

11.5% ▲ +53.0%

All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Forbes — higher than 50% of areas.

Forbes11.5%
2871, NSW 12.4%
New South Wales 27.8%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Only 36.2% of people here finished Year 12, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 58.9%. However, this is an improvement from 2011, when the rate was 28.1%.

Completed Year 12

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36.2% ▲ +28.7%

Lower than 57% 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 Forbes, the largest group is Year 12 at 40%, followed by Year 10 (34%) and Year 9 or below (17%).

Year 12 36.2% Year 10 30.7% Year 9 or below 15.1% Year 11 7.4%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 11.5% of the population, a figure far below the Australian average of 26.3%. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 37.1% of residents.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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11.5% ▲ +53.0%

Higher than 50% of urban centre areas.

Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).

Field of study

What people studied.

The most common fields of qualification are Engineering and related subjects at 14.5%, followed by Management and commerce at 13.5% and Health at 10.2%.

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 Forbes [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL114010/forbes/topic/education