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Mylestom · Urban Centre

Education & Qualifications in Mylestom

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

More than double the proportion of residents in Mylestom finished Year 12 compared to a decade ago, now sitting at 40.5%. While the area is seeing a rise in higher education, it still has a lower rate of school and university completion than the state and national figures.

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📍 Mylestom, Urban Centre

Where Mylestom sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

15.7% ▲ +200.3%

All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Mylestom — higher than 71% of areas.

Mylestom15.7%
2454, NSW 26.8%
New South Wales 27.8%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Completion of Year 12 has jumped 21 points since 2011 to reach 40.5%, though this remains far below the New South Wales figure of 58.9%. About 32% of residents stopped their schooling at Year 10.

Completed Year 12

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40.5% ▲ +110.5%

Higher than 56% 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 Mylestom, the largest group is Year 12 at 44%, followed by Year 10 (35%) and Year 9 or below (15%).

Year 12 40.5% Year 10 32.0% Year 9 or below 13.4% Year 11 5.5%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 15.7% of the population, which is higher than most similar areas. This group has grown by 10 points since 2011, though it is still far below the Australian average of 26.3%.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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15.7% ▲ +200.3%

Higher than 71% 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 Mylestom, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 49%, followed by Bachelor degree (26%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (18%).

Certificate III / IV 37.6% Bachelor degree 19.6% Advanced diploma / diploma 13.8% Postgraduate degree 2.6% Graduate diploma / certificate 2.6%

Field of study

What people studied.

The most common qualifications held by residents are in Education at 14.8%, followed by Architecture and building and Management and commerce, which both sit 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 Mylestom [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL122094/mylestom/topic/education