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Lake Tabourie · Urban Centre

Education & Qualifications in Lake Tabourie

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

A far lower proportion of people in Lake Tabourie have completed Year 12 compared to the state average. While school completion rose 11 points since 2011, the area still lags significantly behind New South Wales and Australia in both secondary and tertiary education levels.

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📍 Lake Tabourie, Urban Centre

Where Lake Tabourie sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

11.0% ▲ +72.4%

All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Lake Tabourie — lower than 53% of areas.

Lake Tabourie11.0%
2539, NSW 16.5%
New South Wales 27.8%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Only 35.5% of residents finished Year 12, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 58.9%. The most common highest school year reached here is Year 10, at 39.5%.

Completed Year 12

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35.5% ▲ +47.0%

Lower than 60% 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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Lake Tabourie splits fairly evenly between Year 10 (43%) and Year 12 (38%), with Year 9 or below at 13%.

Year 10 39.5% Year 12 35.5% Year 9 or below 12.2% Year 11 5.5%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

University degrees are uncommon here, with just 11% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher, far below the national figure of 26.3%. Instead, the most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 42.6% of people.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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11.0% ▲ +72.4%

Lower than 53% 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 Lake Tabourie, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 55%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 19%.

Certificate III / IV 42.6% Advanced diploma / diploma 14.3% Bachelor degree 12.9% Postgraduate degree 3.4% Certificate I / II 2.5% Graduate diploma / certificate 1.4%

Field of study

What people studied.

Qualifications are spread across several fields, with architecture and building being the most common at 16.2%, followed closely by management and commerce at 15.7%.

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 Lake Tabourie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL121064/lake-tabourie/topic/education