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Attunga · Urban Centre

Education & Qualifications in Attunga

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

Only 27% of residents in Attunga (L) have completed Year 12, a figure that is far below the national average. This is a stark decline for the area, as the proportion of school finishers has fallen by 17 percentage points since 2011.

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📍 Attunga, Urban Centre

Where Attunga sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

5.7% ▼ -72.9%

All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Attunga — lower than 88% of areas.

Attunga5.7%
2345, NSW 12.2%
New South Wales 27.8%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Year 12 completion is much lower than in most areas, sitting 32 points below the New South Wales figure. Currently, 40.5% of residents list Year 10 as their highest level of schooling.

Completed Year 12

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27.0% ▼ -38.3%

Lower than 87% 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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In Attunga, the largest group is Year 10 at 45%, followed by Year 12 (30%) and Year 9 or below (18%).

Year 10 40.5% Year 12 27.0% Year 9 or below 16.5% Year 11 6.3%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Higher education is uncommon here, with just 5.7% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the Australian average and reflects a 15 point drop since 2011; most qualified adults hold a Certificate III or IV.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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5.7% ▼ -72.9%

Lower than 88% 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 Attunga, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 74%; Bachelor degree is next at 11%.

Certificate III / IV 60.3% Bachelor degree 9.1% Advanced diploma / diploma 6.6% Certificate I / II 3.3% Postgraduate degree 2.5%

Field of study

What people studied.

Qualifications are spread across several fields, with Engineering, Society and Culture, and Food and Hospitality services each accounting for 13.2% of the total.

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Attunga splits fairly evenly between Engineering & related (17%) and Society & culture (17%), with Food, hospitality & personal services at 17%.

Engineering & related 13.2% Society & culture 13.2% Food, hospitality & personal services 13.2% Management & commerce 11.6% Health 10.7% Architecture & building 9.9% Agriculture & environment 2.5% Education 2.5%

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 Attunga [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL122009/attunga/topic/education