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Kioloa · Urban Centre

Education & Qualifications in Kioloa

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

Fewer people in Kioloa have finished high school and university than they did in 2011. The number of residents completing Year 12 has dropped by 9 percentage points over the last decade, reflecting a shift in the local education profile.

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📍 Kioloa, Urban Centre

Where Kioloa sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

11.3% ▼ -32.6%

All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Kioloa — lower than 51% of areas.

Kioloa11.3%
2539, NSW 16.5%
New South Wales 27.8%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Only 33.1% of residents finished Year 12, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 58.9%. This is lower than most similar areas, with 31.9% of people topping out at Year 10.

Completed Year 12

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33.1% ▼ -21.5%

Lower than 69% 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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Kioloa splits fairly evenly between Year 12 (38%) and Year 10 (36%), with Year 9 or below at 18%.

Year 12 33.1% Year 10 31.9% Year 9 or below 15.7% Year 11 7.1%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

A bachelor degree or higher is held by 11.3% of adults, which is far below the national figure of 26.3%. This represents a 5.5 point drop since 2011, and the most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV at 36.9%.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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11.3% ▼ -32.6%

Lower than 51% 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 Kioloa, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 49%, followed by Advanced diploma / diploma (22%) and Bachelor degree (14%).

Certificate III / IV 36.9% Advanced diploma / diploma 16.8% Bachelor degree 10.7% Postgraduate degree 8.7% Certificate I / II 2.0%

Field of study

What people studied.

For those with qualifications, the most common fields are engineering, architecture and building, and management and commerce, each accounting for 13.4% of the total.

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 Kioloa [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL122073/kioloa/topic/education