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Braidwood · Urban Centre

Education & Qualifications in Braidwood

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

More adults hold university degrees in Braidwood than in most similar areas. While high school completion rates are lower than the state average, the proportion of residents with a bachelor's degree or higher has climbed to 27.0% over the last decade.

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📍 Braidwood, Urban Centre

Where Braidwood sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

27.0% ▲ +43.8%

All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Braidwood — higher than 92% of areas.

Braidwood27.0%
2622, NSW 25.5%
New South Wales 27.8%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

A higher percentage of people finished Year 12 here than in most similar areas, though the 52.6% figure is still well below the own New South Wales average. This rate has risen by 3.9 points since 2011.

Completed Year 12

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52.6% ▲ +8.1%

Higher than 85% 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 Braidwood, Year 12 is the majority at 60%; Year 10 is next at 25%.

Year 12 52.6% Year 10 21.8% Year 9 or below 8.5% Year 11 5.4%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

The number of adults with a bachelor degree or higher is among the highest for this kind of area, reaching 27.0%. This is about the same as the national figure and reflects a significant jump from 18.8% in 2011.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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27.0% ▲ +43.8%

Higher than 92% 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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Braidwood splits fairly evenly between Certificate III / IV (31%) and Bachelor degree (31%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 16%.

Certificate III / IV 24.9% Bachelor degree 24.7% Advanced diploma / diploma 12.8% Postgraduate degree 9.4% Graduate diploma / certificate 6.4% Certificate I / II 0.8%

Field of study

What people studied.

Qualifications in Braidwood are spread across several fields, with society and culture being the most common at 12.7%, followed by management and commerce at 11.9%.

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 Braidwood [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL115026/braidwood/topic/education