42.2% ▲ +8.7%
Higher than 61% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 38.8%
- 2016: 47.9%
- 2021: 42.2%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Minmi · Urban Centre
Education & Qualifications in Minmi
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More people in Minmi (L) have finished high school and earned degrees than in most similar areas. While these figures stand out locally, they remain far below the state and national averages. The typical level of schooling is rising, with 42.2% of residents now having completed Year 12.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion has risen 3.4 percentage points since 2011 to reach 42.2%. This is higher than in most similar areas, though it is still far below the New South Wales figure of 58.9%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Minmi, the largest group is Year 12 at 43%, followed by Year 10 (37%) and Year 9 or below (12%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
About 12.9% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is higher than in most similar areas but far below the national figure of 26.3%. Half of all residents with a qualification hold a Certificate III or IV.
12.9% ▼ -4.7%
Higher than 59% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 13.5%
- 2016: 16.6%
- 2021: 12.9%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →In Minmi, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 54%; Bachelor degree is next at 19%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Engineering and related fields are the most common area of study at 27.6%. Other frequent qualifications include management and commerce at 17.1%, and health at 10.5%.
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 Minmi [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL121078/minmi/topic/education