41.1% ▲ +24.2%
Higher than 58% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 33.1%
- 2016: 33.5%
- 2021: 41.1%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Berrara - Cudmirrah · Urban Centre
Education & Qualifications in Berrara - Cudmirrah
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More than 17% of adults in Berrara - Cudmirrah hold a bachelor's degree or higher, which is much higher than most similar areas. While school completion rates are far below the national figure, the local population has seen a steady increase in both high school and university qualifications over the last decade.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 41.1% of residents finished Year 12, a figure that is far below the New South Wales average of 58.9%. However, this has improved over time, rising 8 percentage points since 2011.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Berrara - Cudmirrah, the largest group is Year 12 at 46%, followed by Year 10 (37%) and Year 9 or below (12%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The proportion of adults with a university degree rose to 17% by 2021, though this remains well below the Australian average of 26.3%. The most common qualification in the area is a Certificate III or IV, held by 38.8% of residents.
17.0% ▲ +46.5%
Higher than 74% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 11.6%
- 2016: 11.0%
- 2021: 17.0%
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 Berrara - Cudmirrah, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 49%, followed by Bachelor degree (22%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (18%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Degrees in engineering and related fields are the most common, making up 15.3% of qualifications. Management and commerce follow closely at 14.5%, with architecture and building also representing a significant 11.2% of the local workforce.
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 Berrara - Cudmirrah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL121006/berrara-cudmirrah/topic/education