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Education & Qualifications in Currarong

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

Certificate III or IV qualifications are the most common achievement in Currarong, held by 38.3% of residents. While some adults have high-level degrees, overall school and university completion rates have dropped sharply over the last decade.

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📍 Currarong, Urban Centre

Where Currarong sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

22.4% ▼ -53.5%

All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Currarong — higher than 86% of areas.

Currarong22.4%
2540 crosses NSW/OT 14.3%
New South Wales 27.8%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Year 12 completion fell by 27 points since 2011 to 44.9%. This is higher than most similar areas, though it remains far below the national figure of 58.8%.

Completed Year 12

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44.9% ▼ -37.8%

Higher than 68% 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 Currarong, the largest group is Year 12 at 47%, followed by Year 10 (33%) and Year 9 or below (14%).

Year 12 44.9% Year 10 31.7% Year 9 or below 13.2% Year 11 6.0%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

About 22.4% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is much higher than most similar areas. However, this is well below the New South Wales average and represents a 26 point drop since 2011.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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22.4% ▼ -53.5%

Higher than 86% 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 Currarong, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 44%, followed by Bachelor degree (21%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (15%).

Certificate III / IV 38.3% Bachelor degree 18.3% Advanced diploma / diploma 13.0% Postgraduate degree 7.7% Graduate diploma / certificate 6.7% Certificate I / II 2.3%

Field of study

What people studied.

The most common fields of study are Engineering and related subjects at 17%, followed closely by Architecture and building at 16.7%.

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 Currarong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL122046/currarong/topic/education