46.1% ▲ +16.5%
Higher than 71% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 39.6%
- 2016: 43.5%
- 2021: 46.1%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Modanville · Urban Centre
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer people have finished high school in Modanville compared to the state or national figures. While 46.1% of residents completed Year 12, this is 13 points lower than across Australia. However, the area has seen a steady climb in education levels since 2011.
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion rates rose by 6.5 points since 2011 to reach 46.1%, which is higher than in most similar areas. About 34.5% of residents peaked at Year 10.
46.1% ▲ +16.5%
Higher than 71% of urban centre areas.
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
In Modanville, the largest group is Year 12 at 48%, followed by Year 10 (36%) and Year 9 or below (9%).
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Nineteen per cent of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, a figure that is well below the New South Wales average but much higher than most similar areas. Certificate III or IV is the most common qualification, held by 34.2% of residents.
19.0% ▲ +25.6%
Higher than 79% of urban centre areas.
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
In Modanville, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 40%, followed by Bachelor degree (24%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (23%).
What people studied.
The most common fields of qualification are management and commerce at 18.7%, followed by health at 14.7% and society and culture at 14.0%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Modanville [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL121079/modanville/topic/education