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Brewarrina · Urban Centre

Education & Qualifications in Brewarrina

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

Only 28% of people in Brewarrina (L) have finished Year 12, which is far below the national figure. This gap has grown significantly over the last decade. While a small number of residents hold high-level degrees, overall school completion has fallen sharply since 2011.

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Where Brewarrina sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

11.2% ▼ -48.0%

All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Brewarrina — lower than 52% of areas.

Brewarrina11.2%
2839, NSW 9.6%
New South Wales 27.8%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

School completion has dropped 23 points since 2011, with only 28% of residents finishing Year 12. This is far below the New South Wales rate of 58.9%. About 19% of people listed their highest year of school as Year 9 or below.

Completed Year 12

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28.0% ▼ -45.4%

Lower than 86% 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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Brewarrina splits fairly evenly between Year 12 (35%) and Year 10 (32%), with Year 9 or below at 24%.

Year 12 28.0% Year 10 25.5% Year 9 or below 19.2% Year 11 7.5%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 11.2% of the population, a figure that fell 10 points since 2011. This is far below the Australian average of 26.3%, though it is around the middle for similar areas.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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11.2% ▼ -48.0%

Lower than 52% 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 Brewarrina, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 33%, followed by Bachelor degree (27%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (20%).

Certificate III / IV 18.6% Bachelor degree 15.4% Advanced diploma / diploma 11.5% Postgraduate degree 6.1% Certificate I / II 3.2% Graduate diploma / certificate 1.4%

Field of study

What people studied.

The most common qualifications are in Health at 13.3% and Education at 11.1%. Other notable fields include Engineering at 9.3% and Management and Commerce at 8.6%.

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 Brewarrina [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL121013/brewarrina/topic/education