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Maianbar · Urban Centre

Education & Qualifications in Maianbar

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

More adults in Maianbar have a university degree now than a decade ago, with the number of people holding a bachelor's degree or higher climbing nearly 10 percentage points since 2011. This shift has left the area with a very well-qualified population, particularly when compared to the rest of the country.

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📍 Maianbar, Urban Centre

Where Maianbar sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

35.0% ▲ +39.3%

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

Maianbar35.0%
2230, NSW 31.1%
New South Wales 27.8%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Year 12 completion has risen to 61.6% since 2011, which is among the highest levels for similar areas and a little above the national figure.

Completed Year 12

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61.6% ▲ +18.9%

Higher than 95% 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 Maianbar, Year 12 is the majority at 65%; Year 10 is next at 26%.

Year 12 61.6% Year 10 24.4% Year 11 5.5% Year 9 or below 3.0%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

A bachelor's degree or higher is held by 35.0% of adults, a figure well above the New South Wales average of 27.8%. This high level of qualification is seen across various levels, with 13.1% of residents holding a postgraduate degree.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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35.0% ▲ +39.3%

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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Maianbar splits fairly evenly between Bachelor degree (33%) and Certificate III / IV (28%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 18%.

Bachelor degree 29.3% Certificate III / IV 25.4% Advanced diploma / diploma 16.1% Postgraduate degree 13.1% Graduate diploma / certificate 3.9% Certificate I / II 1.5%

Field of study

What people studied.

The most common fields of study are society and culture at 17.9%, followed by engineering at 15.2% and management and commerce at 11.9%.

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 Maianbar [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL121070/maianbar/topic/education