25.2% ▲ +28.3%
Lower than 89% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 19.7%
- 2016: 25.5%
- 2021: 25.2%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Gilgai · Urban Centre
Education & Qualifications in Gilgai
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Almost 43% of qualified adults in Gilgai hold a Certificate III or IV, the most common qualification in the area. Educational attainment is generally low, with only 3.9% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the national figure of 26.3%.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is far below the state and national rates, sitting at 25.2% despite rising 5.6 points since 2011. The most common highest school year reached is Year 10, at 30.6%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Gilgai, the largest group is Year 10 at 37%, followed by Year 12 (31%) and Year 9 or below (26%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are rare here, as only 3.9% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the New South Wales figure of 27.8%.
3.9% ▲ +37.9%
Lower than 94% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 2.9%
- 2016: 4.8%
- 2021: 3.9%
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 Gilgai, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 70%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 14%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study are engineering and related subjects at 15.8%, followed by management, commerce, society, and culture each at 10.4%.
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 Gilgai [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL122060/gilgai/topic/education