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Education & Qualifications in Gerroa

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

Higher education is a defining feature of life in Gerroa (L), where 35.5% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. This is well above the national figure, reflecting a significant shift toward a more qualified population over the last decade.

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Where Gerroa sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

35.5% ▲ +103.2%

All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Gerroa — higher than 99% of areas.

Gerroa35.5%
2534, NSW 31.2%
New South Wales 27.8%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

School completion has risen 10 points since 2011, with 59.3% of residents now finishing Year 12. This rate is about the same as the figures for New South Wales and Australia.

Completed Year 12

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59.3% ▲ +20.6%

Higher than 92% 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 Gerroa, Year 12 is the majority at 64%; Year 10 is next at 24%.

Year 12 59.3% Year 10 22.0% Year 9 or below 7.0% Year 11 4.1%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

The proportion of adults with a bachelor degree or higher has jumped 18 points since 2011 to 35.5%. This is among the highest levels for similar areas and sits well above the national average.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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35.5% ▲ +103.2%

Higher than 99% 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 Gerroa, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 40%, followed by Certificate III / IV (23%) and Postgraduate degree (16%).

Bachelor degree 33.9% Certificate III / IV 19.3% Postgraduate degree 13.7% Advanced diploma / diploma 12.0% Graduate diploma / certificate 4.1% Certificate I / II 1.8%

Field of study

What people studied.

Qualifications are spread across several fields, with education (17.5%) and management and commerce (15.2%) being the most common, followed by society and culture at 14.6%.

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 Gerroa [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL121042/gerroa/topic/education