50.5% ▲ +99.4%
Higher than 81% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 25.3%
- 2016: 45.8%
- 2021: 50.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
North Rothbury · Urban Centre
Education & Qualifications in North Rothbury
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Schooling levels have climbed sharply in North Rothbury, with the share of people finishing Year 12 jumping 25 points since 2011. While more residents are now qualified, the area still sits well below the state and national figures for high school and university completion.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About half of residents (50.5%) have completed Year 12, which is much higher than most similar areas. However, this is still well below the New South Wales figure of 58.9%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In North Rothbury, Year 12 is the majority at 53%; Year 10 is next at 31%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The number of adults with a bachelor degree or higher rose 11 points since 2011 to reach 16.4%. This is higher than most similar areas, though it remains far below the state average of 27.8%, with Certificate III or IV being the most common qualification at 45.7%.
16.4% ▲ +213.6%
Higher than 73% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 5.2%
- 2016: 16.2%
- 2021: 16.4%
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 North Rothbury, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 51%; Bachelor degree is next at 22%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in North Rothbury are led by Engineering and related fields at 23.2%, followed by Management and commerce at 20.2%.
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 North Rothbury [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL115112/north-rothbury/topic/education