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Barellan · Urban Centre

Education & Qualifications in Barellan

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

Only 26.5% of people in Barellan (L) have completed Year 12, a figure far below the national average. This is a community where most adults have not finished high school, and higher education degrees are quite rare.

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Where Barellan sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

6.0% ▼ -21.6%

All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Barellan — lower than 87% of areas.

Barellan6.0%
2665, NSW 10.9%
New South Wales 27.8%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

The proportion of people finishing Year 12 is far below the New South Wales figure of 58.9%, though it has risen slightly since 2011. The most common highest year of school completed here is Year 10, at 32.6%.

Completed Year 12

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26.5% ▲ +5.1%

Lower than 88% 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 Barellan, the largest group is Year 10 at 36%, followed by Year 12 (29%) and Year 9 or below (27%).

Year 10 32.6% Year 12 26.5% Year 9 or below 23.9% Year 11 7.0%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Higher education is much less common than in most areas, with only 6.0% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the national figure of 26.3% and has fallen since 2011, while Certificate III or IV is the most common qualification at 46.6%.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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6.0% ▼ -21.6%

Lower than 87% 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 Barellan, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 65%; Bachelor degree is next at 14%.

Certificate III / IV 46.6% Bachelor degree 9.7% Advanced diploma / diploma 8.7% Graduate diploma / certificate 3.9% Certificate I / II 2.9%

Field of study

What people studied.

Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are Education at 17.5%, followed by Engineering and Management and Commerce, which both sit at 16.5%.

Field of qualification

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Barellan splits fairly evenly between Education (25%) and Engineering & related (23%), with Management & commerce at 23%.

Education 17.5% Engineering & related 16.5% Management & commerce 16.5% Society & culture 7.8% Natural & physical sciences 4.9% Architecture & building 3.9% Health 3.9%

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 Barellan [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL122012/barellan/topic/education