39.6% ▲ +32.5%
Higher than 53% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 29.9%
- 2016: 27.4%
- 2021: 39.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Couridjah · Urban Centre
Education & Qualifications in Couridjah
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Almost 45% of qualified adults in Couridjah hold a Certificate III or IV, making it the most common qualification in the area. While more people have finished school since 2011, the community generally has lower levels of formal education than the state and national figures.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 39.6% of residents have completed Year 12, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 58.9%. This is an improvement over time, as the rate rose 9.7 percentage points since 2011.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Couridjah, the largest group is Year 12 at 44%, followed by Year 10 (37%) and Year 9 or below (12%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Higher education is less common here than in the rest of the country, with only 11.7% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the Australian average of 26.3%, though the figure rose 2.0 percentage points since 2011.
11.7% ▲ +20.1%
Higher than 52% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 9.7%
- 2016: 9.7%
- 2021: 11.7%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →In Couridjah, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 59%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 18%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with a qualification, Engineering and related fields are the most popular at 24.7%. Management and commerce follow at 15.3%, while Health and Architecture and building both account for about 11% of degrees.
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 Couridjah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL122042/couridjah/topic/education