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Education & Qualifications in Old Bar

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

Certificate III or IV qualifications are the most common achievement in Old Bar, where 36.1% of residents hold one. While many people here have not finished high school, the area has seen a strong climb in both school completions and university degrees over the last decade.

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📍 Old Bar, Urban Centre

Where Old Bar sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

15.3% ▲ +342.9%

All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Old Bar — higher than 69% of areas.

Old Bar15.3%
2430, NSW 12.5%
New South Wales 27.8%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Only 38.0% of residents have completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. However, this is a significant improvement for Old Bar, as the rate rose 18 points since 2011.

Completed Year 12

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38.0% ▲ +86.5%

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 Old Bar, the largest group is Year 12 at 42%, followed by Year 10 (35%) and Year 9 or below (16%).

Year 12 38.0% Year 10 32.1% Year 9 or below 14.8% Year 11 6.7%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

The proportion of adults with a bachelor degree or higher is 15.3%, a figure that is higher than most similar areas but still far below the New South Wales average of 27.8%. This represents a climb of 12 points since 2011.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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15.3% ▲ +342.9%

Higher than 69% 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 Old Bar, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 46%, followed by Bachelor degree (22%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (19%).

Certificate III / IV 36.1% Bachelor degree 17.3% Advanced diploma / diploma 15.2% Postgraduate degree 4.4% Certificate I / II 2.7% Graduate diploma / certificate 2.7%

Field of study

What people studied.

Qualifications in this area are spread across several fields, led by management and commerce at 14.5%, followed by engineering and health, which both sit around 12% to 13%.

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 Old Bar [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL115116/old-bar/topic/education