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Education & Qualifications in Captains Flat

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

A far lower proportion of residents in Captains Flat finished high school compared to the state, with only 44.3% completing Year 12. While this is higher than in many similar areas, it remains well below the national average. Recent years have seen an improvement, as the completion rate rose 8.9 percentage points since 2011.

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📍 Captains Flat, Urban Centre

Where Captains Flat sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

10.5% ▼ -6.7%

All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Captains Flat — lower than 56% of areas.

Captains Flat10.5%
2623, NSW 14.7%
New South Wales 27.8%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

About 44.3% of people finished Year 12, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 58.9%. Other common outcomes include 28.9% finishing Year 10 and 11.4% finishing Year 9 or below.

Completed Year 12

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44.3% ▲ +25.2%

Higher than 67% 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 Captains Flat, the largest group is Year 12 at 48%, followed by Year 10 (31%) and Year 9 or below (12%).

Year 12 44.3% Year 10 28.9% Year 9 or below 11.4% Year 11 8.0%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

University degrees are uncommon here, with only 10.5% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher, a figure far below the Australian average of 26.3%. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 42.7% of residents.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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10.5% ▼ -6.7%

Lower than 56% 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.

Qualifications in Captains Flat are spread across several fields, with society and culture being the most common at 16.1%. Other frequent areas of study include engineering and related fields at 13.3% and management and commerce at 11.8%.

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 Captains Flat [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL122032/captains-flat/topic/education