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Education & Qualifications in Kitchener

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

Far fewer residents in Kitchener (L) have completed high school or university compared to most similar areas. Only 34.9% of people finished Year 12, and the number of adults with a bachelor's degree has dropped sharply over the last decade.

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📍 Kitchener, Urban Centre

Where Kitchener sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

6.4% ▼ -65.5%

All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Kitchener — lower than 84% of areas.

Kitchener6.4%
2325, NSW 8.8%
New South Wales 27.8%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Year 12 completion is far below the New South Wales and national figures, falling 10 points since 2011 to 34.9%. Currently, 39% of residents list Year 10 as their highest level of schooling.

Completed Year 12

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34.9% ▼ -23.0%

Lower than 62% 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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Kitchener splits fairly evenly between Year 10 (41%) and Year 12 (36%), with Year 9 or below at 14%.

Year 10 39.0% Year 12 34.9% Year 9 or below 13.2% Year 11 9.1%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Only 6.4% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is much lower than most areas and far below the state average of 27.8%. Most people here hold a Certificate III or IV, accounting for 59% of qualifications.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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6.4% ▼ -65.5%

Lower than 84% of urban centre areas.

Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).

Field of study

What people studied.

The most common fields of study are engineering and related subjects at 21.9%, followed by management and commerce at 12.4% and health at 11%.

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 Kitchener [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL121061/kitchener/topic/education