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Education & Qualifications in Tea Gardens

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

Far fewer people in Tea Gardens finished high school than in most other areas, with only 34.2% completing Year 12. This is a significant gap of 25 percentage points compared to both the state and national figures. Overall, formal education levels have fallen in the area over the last decade.

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Where Tea Gardens sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

12.5% ▼ -30.5%

All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Tea Gardens — higher than 57% of areas.

Tea Gardens12.5%
2324, NSW 10.7%
New South Wales 27.8%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Just over a third of residents finished Year 12, a figure that has fallen 11 points since 2011. This is far below the New South Wales average of 58.9%, with 37.6% of people instead listing Year 10 as their highest year of school.

Completed Year 12

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34.2% ▼ -23.9%

Lower than 65% 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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Tea Gardens splits fairly evenly between Year 10 (40%) and Year 12 (36%), with Year 9 or below at 17%.

Year 10 37.6% Year 12 34.2% Year 9 or below 15.8% Year 11 6.8%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 12.5% of the population, which is far below the national figure of 26.3%. This proportion has dropped from 18.0% in 2011, while Certificate III or IV qualifications are now the most common, held by 33.6% of residents.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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12.5% ▼ -30.5%

Higher than 57% 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 Tea Gardens, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 44%, followed by Advanced diploma / diploma (24%) and Bachelor degree (20%).

Certificate III / IV 33.6% Advanced diploma / diploma 18.3% Bachelor degree 15.2% Postgraduate degree 4.0% Certificate I / II 3.2% Graduate diploma / certificate 2.2%

Field of study

What people studied.

Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are Engineering and related services at 20.7%, followed by Management and commerce at 18.8%.

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 Tea Gardens [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL115133/tea-gardens/topic/education