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Adaminaby · Urban Centre

Education & Qualifications in Adaminaby

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

Certificate III and IV qualifications are the most common high-level certificates in Adaminaby, held by 29% of residents. While university degrees have become more common over the last decade, the area has a much lower rate of high school completion than the rest of the country.

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Where Adaminaby sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

11.2% ▲ +133.5%

All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Adaminaby — lower than 52% of areas.

Adaminaby11.2%
2629, NSW 13.9%
New South Wales 27.8%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Only 28% of people here completed Year 12, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 58.9% and represents a drop of 9.1 points since 2011.

Completed Year 12

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28.0% ▼ -24.5%

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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Adaminaby splits fairly evenly between Year 12 (36%) and Year 10 (35%), with Year 9 or below at 21%.

Year 12 28.0% Year 10 27.5% Year 9 or below 16.1% Year 11 6.6%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 11.2% of the population. This is far below the national figure of 26.3%, though the proportion has risen 6.4 points since 2011.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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11.2% ▲ +133.5%

Lower than 52% 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 Adaminaby, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 49%, followed by Bachelor degree (27%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (14%).

Certificate III / IV 29.0% Bachelor degree 15.9% Advanced diploma / diploma 8.0% Certificate I / II 3.6% Postgraduate degree 2.2%

Field of study

What people studied.

The most common fields of study are engineering and related subjects at 18.1%, followed by food, hospitality and personal services at 8.7%.

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 Adaminaby [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL122002/adaminaby/topic/education