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Lake Cargelligo · Urban Centre

Education & Qualifications in Lake Cargelligo

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

More residents in Lake Cargelligo have finished school and earned degrees since 2011, though levels remain low. Only 32.6% of people have completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. While qualifications are improving, the area still lags significantly behind state and national averages.

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📍 Lake Cargelligo, Urban Centre

Where Lake Cargelligo sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

8.7% ▲ +40.4%

All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Lake Cargelligo — lower than 70% of areas.

Lake Cargelligo8.7%
2672, NSW 7.8%
New South Wales 27.8%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Year 12 completion rose by 6.5 points since 2011 to reach 32.6%, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 58.9%. About 29% of residents finished Year 10, while 16.9% left school in Year 9 or earlier.

Completed Year 12

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32.6% ▲ +25.1%

Lower than 70% 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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Lake Cargelligo splits fairly evenly between Year 12 (38%) and Year 10 (34%), with Year 9 or below at 20%.

Year 12 32.6% Year 10 29.0% Year 9 or below 16.9% Year 11 7.7%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Only 8.7% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, a figure far below the Australian average of 26.3%. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 29.8% of the community.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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8.7% ▲ +40.4%

Lower than 70% 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 Lake Cargelligo, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 48%, followed by Bachelor degree (19%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (17%).

Certificate III / IV 29.8% Bachelor degree 12.2% Advanced diploma / diploma 10.5% Postgraduate degree 3.6% Certificate I / II 3.6% Graduate diploma / certificate 3.1%

Field of study

What people studied.

The most common fields of study for those with qualifications are Engineering and related fields at 14.3%, followed by Education at 11.9% and Management and commerce at 9.1%.

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 Lake Cargelligo [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL115095/lake-cargelligo/topic/education