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Peak Hill · Urban Centre

Education & Qualifications in Peak Hill

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

Education levels in Peak Hill are much lower than in most similar areas. Only 27.4% of residents have completed Year 12, a figure that has fallen sharply over the last decade. This trend is mirrored in higher education, where the proportion of adults with a bachelor degree or higher has dropped significantly since 2011.

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Where Peak Hill sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

8.6% ▼ -58.9%

All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Peak Hill — lower than 71% of areas.

Peak Hill8.6%
2869, NSW 9.7%
New South Wales 27.8%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Year 12 completion is far below the state and national figures, with only 27.4% of people reaching this milestone. The most common highest year of schooling is Year 10 at 29.2%.

Completed Year 12

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27.4% ▼ -43.7%

Lower than 86% 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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Peak Hill splits fairly evenly between Year 10 (35%) and Year 12 (33%), with Year 9 or below at 24%.

Year 10 29.2% Year 12 27.4% Year 9 or below 19.9% Year 11 6.3%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up just 8.6% of the population, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 27.8%. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 29.8% of residents.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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8.6% ▼ -58.9%

Lower than 71% of urban centre areas.

Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).

Field of study

What people studied.

Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are management and commerce at 11.7%, followed closely by health at 11.3% and engineering and related fields at 11.0%.

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 Peak Hill [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL121094/peak-hill/topic/education