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Education & Qualifications in Kangaroo Valley

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

Higher levels of schooling and degrees are common in Kangaroo Valley, where 30.2% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. This reflects a well-educated local population, with the proportion of people finishing Year 12 rising by 28 percentage points since 2011.

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📍 Kangaroo Valley, Urban Centre

Where Kangaroo Valley sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

30.2% ▲ +116.0%

All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Kangaroo Valley — higher than 96% of areas.

Kangaroo Valley30.2%
2577, NSW 24.3%
New South Wales 27.8%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

A little more than 61% of residents have completed Year 12, which is a little above the New South Wales and national figures. This is among the highest levels of school completion for similar areas.

Completed Year 12

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61.2% ▲ +85.5%

Higher than 95% 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 Kangaroo Valley, Year 12 is the majority at 63%; Year 10 is next at 19%.

Year 12 61.2% Year 10 18.0% Year 9 or below 14.1% Year 11 3.9%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

The share of adults with a bachelor degree or higher is 30.2%, which is well above the Australian figure and among the highest for similar areas. This has risen significantly since 2011, when only 14% held such a degree.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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30.2% ▲ +116.0%

Higher than 96% 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 Kangaroo Valley, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 36%, followed by Certificate III / IV (24%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (17%).

Bachelor degree 30.5% Certificate III / IV 20.7% Advanced diploma / diploma 14.4% Postgraduate degree 8.6% Graduate diploma / certificate 7.5% Certificate I / II 4.0%

Field of study

What people studied.

Degrees in health are the most common qualification at 17.2%, followed by society and culture at 13.8% and engineering at 13.2%.

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 Kangaroo Valley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL122069/kangaroo-valley/topic/education