30.4% ▲ +9.5%
Lower than 78% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 27.8%
- 2016: 27.5%
- 2021: 30.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Narrandera · Urban Centre
Education & Qualifications in Narrandera
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Fewer residents in Narrandera have completed high school or university compared to most similar areas. Only 30.4% of people finished Year 12, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 58.9%. While university degrees are less common, those with qualifications often specialise in engineering and management.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
School completion is far below the national figure, as only 30.4% of people finished Year 12. This is much lower than most areas, though the rate has risen slightly by 2.6 points since 2011.
Highest year of school
View on map →Narrandera splits fairly evenly between Year 10 (35%) and Year 12 (34%), with Year 9 or below at 23%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 9.4% of the population, which is far below the New South Wales average of 27.8%. Trade certificates are more common, with 34.1% of people holding a Certificate III or IV.
9.4% ▲ +30.8%
Lower than 64% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 7.2%
- 2016: 6.3%
- 2021: 9.4%
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 Narrandera, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 49%, followed by Bachelor degree (20%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (18%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study are engineering and related topics at 12.9%, followed closely by management and commerce at 12.7% and health at 10.9%.
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 Narrandera [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL115110/narrandera/topic/education