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Barooga · Urban Centre

Education & Qualifications in Barooga

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

A gap of 21 percentage points separates Barooga from the national figure for Year 12 completion, though school leaving rates have improved. While only 37.8% of residents finished high school, this represents a steady climb in education levels over the last decade.

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📍 Barooga, Urban Centre

Where Barooga sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

11.5% ▲ +29.8%

All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Barooga — higher than 51% of areas.

Barooga11.5%
3644 crosses VIC/NSW 9.1%
New South Wales 27.8%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

The proportion of people completing Year 12 rose 12 points since 2011 to reach 37.8%, which is still far below the New South Wales average of 58.9%.

Completed Year 12

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37.8% ▲ +48.4%

Lower than 52% 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 Barooga, the largest group is Year 12 at 41%, followed by Year 10 (26%) and Year 11 (18%).

Year 12 37.8% Year 10 24.0% Year 11 16.3% Year 9 or below 13.8%

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 national level of 26.3%. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 39.2% of residents.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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11.5% ▲ +29.8%

Higher than 51% 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 Barooga, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 49%, followed by Advanced diploma / diploma (21%) and Bachelor degree (20%).

Certificate III / IV 39.2% Advanced diploma / diploma 16.7% Bachelor degree 15.9% Graduate diploma / certificate 3.9% Certificate I / II 2.0% Postgraduate degree 1.8%

Field of study

What people studied.

Qualifications in the area are led by Engineering and related fields at 16.9%, followed by Management and commerce at 14.5%.

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 Barooga [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL115009/barooga/topic/education