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Shoalhaven Heads · Urban Centre

Education & Qualifications in Shoalhaven Heads

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

More adults in Shoalhaven Heads have a university degree now than in 2011, with the rate climbing by 7.3 percentage points. While high-level qualifications are growing, the area still sees far fewer people finishing Year 12 compared to the rest of the country.

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📍 Shoalhaven Heads, Urban Centre

Where Shoalhaven Heads sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

16.3% ▲ +81.7%

All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Shoalhaven Heads — higher than 73% of areas.

Shoalhaven Heads16.3%
2535, NSW 24.5%
New South Wales 27.8%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Only 37.6% of residents finished Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. This result is around the middle for similar areas and has risen slightly by 2 percentage points since 2011.

Completed Year 12

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37.6% ▲ +5.6%

Lower than 53% 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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Shoalhaven Heads splits fairly evenly between Year 12 (41%) and Year 10 (37%), with Year 9 or below at 15%.

Year 12 37.6% Year 10 33.8% Year 9 or below 14.2% Year 11 6.5%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

About 16.3% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, a figure that is higher than most similar areas but still well below the Australian average. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 36% of the population.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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16.3% ▲ +81.7%

Higher than 73% 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 Shoalhaven Heads, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 45%, followed by Bachelor degree (24%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (19%).

Certificate III / IV 36.0% Bachelor degree 18.8% Advanced diploma / diploma 15.3% Postgraduate degree 4.8% Graduate diploma / certificate 2.8% Certificate I / II 1.6%

Field of study

What people studied.

The most common fields of study for qualified residents are engineering and related trades at 16.5%, followed by management and commerce at 14.7%.

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 Shoalhaven Heads [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL115125/shoalhaven-heads/topic/education