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New Berrima · Urban Centre

Education & Qualifications in New Berrima

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

A gap of 24 percentage points separates New Berrima from the state and national figures for Year 12 completions. This suggests a workforce with fewer formal school qualifications than most other areas. While more people have finished high school than they did in 2011, overall formal education levels remain quite low.

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Where New Berrima sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

8.2% ▼ -16.3%

All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is New Berrima — lower than 74% of areas.

New Berrima8.2%
2577, NSW 24.3%
New South Wales 27.8%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Only 34.5% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the New South Wales average of 58.9%. The most common highest level of schooling reached is Year 10 at 38.6%.

Completed Year 12

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34.5% ▲ +21.6%

Lower than 63% 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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New Berrima splits fairly evenly between Year 10 (42%) and Year 12 (37%), with Year 9 or below at 12%.

Year 10 38.6% Year 12 34.5% Year 9 or below 11.1% Year 11 8.1%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 8.2% of the population, far below the national figure of 26.3%. Nearly half of all qualified residents hold a Certificate III or IV.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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8.2% ▼ -16.3%

Lower than 74% 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 New Berrima, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 60%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 19%.

Certificate III / IV 46.6% Advanced diploma / diploma 14.5% Bachelor degree 9.8% Certificate I / II 3.4% Graduate diploma / certificate 2.0% Postgraduate degree 1.4%

Field of study

What people studied.

The most common qualifications are in engineering and related fields at 17.9%, followed by management and commerce at 13.5%.

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 New Berrima [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL121088/new-berrima/topic/education