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Education & Qualifications in Mogo

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

University degrees have become more common in Mogo since 2011, though school completion remains quite low. Only 27.9% of residents finished Year 12, a figure that has barely changed over the last decade and is far below the national average.

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Where Mogo sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

9.8% ▲ +155.1%

All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Mogo — lower than 61% of areas.

Mogo9.8%
2536, NSW 14.6%
New South Wales 27.8%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Only 27.9% of people finished Year 12, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 58.9%. This is much lower than most similar areas, with 19.1% of residents leaving school in Year 9 or earlier.

Completed Year 12

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27.9% ▲ +1.1%

Lower than 86% 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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Mogo splits fairly evenly between Year 12 (35%) and Year 10 (34%), with Year 9 or below at 24%.

Year 12 27.9% Year 10 27.0% Year 9 or below 19.1% Year 11 5.4%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

The share of adults with a bachelor degree or higher rose 6.0 points since 2011 to reach 9.8%. This remains far below the Australian figure of 26.3%, while Certificate III or IV qualifications are the most common at 42.4%.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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9.8% ▲ +155.1%

Lower than 61% of urban centre areas.

Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).

Field of study

What people studied.

The most common qualifications held by residents are in society and culture at 11.9%, followed by engineering and architecture and building, both at 11.0%.

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 Mogo [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL122088/mogo/topic/education