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Koorawatha · Urban Centre

Education & Qualifications in Koorawatha

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

A gap of 39 percentage points separates Koorawatha from the state average for Year 12 completions. This small community has very low levels of formal schooling and higher education compared to the rest of New South Wales and Australia.

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Where Koorawatha sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

2.9% ▼ -66.6%

All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Koorawatha — lower than 97% of areas.

Koorawatha2.9%
2807, NSW 4.5%
New South Wales 27.8%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Only 19.7% of residents have completed Year 12, a figure that fell 16 points since 2011. The most common highest level of schooling here is Year 10, reached by 36.8% of people.

Completed Year 12

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19.7% ▼ -45.3%

Lower than 97% 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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Koorawatha splits fairly evenly between Year 10 (40%) and Year 9 or below (35%), with Year 12 at 21%.

Year 10 36.8% Year 9 or below 32.2% Year 12 19.7% Year 11 4.2%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

University degrees are rare in Koorawatha, with only 2.9% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the national figure of 26.3% and represents a drop of 5.7 points since 2011.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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2.9% ▼ -66.6%

Lower than 97% 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 Koorawatha, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 58%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 23%.

Certificate III / IV 38.4% Advanced diploma / diploma 15.2% Bachelor degree 7.1% Certificate I / II 5.1%

Field of study

What people studied.

Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are Engineering and Management & Commerce, both at 16.2%, followed by Health at 11.1%.

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 Koorawatha [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL122074/koorawatha/topic/education