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Cudal · Urban Centre

Education & Qualifications in Cudal

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

A gap of 33 percentage points separates Cudal from the rest of the state and country in high school completion. Only 25.5% of residents have finished Year 12, and the area has among the lowest rates of university degrees in the region.

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📍 Cudal, Urban Centre

Where Cudal sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

4.6% ▼ -25.3%

All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Cudal — lower than 91% of areas.

Cudal4.6%
2864, NSW 14.5%
New South Wales 27.8%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Far fewer people here finished high school compared to the national figure of 58.8%, and this rate fell slightly since 2011. Most of the population reached Year 10, while 16.6% left school in Year 9 or earlier.

Completed Year 12

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25.5% ▼ -4.6%

Lower than 89% 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 Cudal, the largest group is Year 10 at 46%, followed by Year 12 (28%) and Year 9 or below (18%).

Year 10 42.1% Year 12 25.5% Year 9 or below 16.6% Year 11 7.7%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Higher education is uncommon in Cudal, where just 4.6% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, far below the New South Wales figure of 27.8%. Instead, over half of residents hold a Certificate III or IV.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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4.6% ▼ -25.3%

Lower than 91% 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 Cudal, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 66%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 17%.

Certificate III / IV 51.5% Advanced diploma / diploma 13.2% Bachelor degree 6.6% Certificate I / II 4.4% Graduate diploma / certificate 2.2%

Field of study

What people studied.

Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are engineering at 20.6% and management and commerce at 15.4%. Other common areas of study include food, hospitality and personal services.

Field of qualification

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In Cudal, the largest group is Engineering & related at 25%, followed by Management & commerce (19%) and Food, hospitality & personal services (13%).

Engineering & related 20.6% Management & commerce 15.4% Food, hospitality & personal services 10.3% Health 9.6% Society & culture 8.1% Education 7.4% Architecture & building 5.9% Agriculture & environment 4.4%

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 Cudal [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL122043/cudal/topic/education