36.6% ▲ +78.8%
Lower than 56% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 20.5%
- 2016: 53.7%
- 2021: 36.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Nimmitabel · Urban Centre
Education & Qualifications in Nimmitabel
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More than a third of residents in Nimmitabel hold a Certificate III or IV as their highest qualification. While high school completion remains far below the state figure, the town has seen a significant jump in both school and university attainment over the last decade.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 36.6% of people here finished Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. However, this is a notable increase from 2011, when only 20.5% had completed their final year of school.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Nimmitabel, the largest group is Year 12 at 42%, followed by Year 10 (34%) and Year 9 or below (16%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are more common here than in most similar areas, with 18.8% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is a sharp rise from 5.1% in 2011, though it remains well below the New South Wales average of 27.8%.
18.8% ▲ +268.3%
Higher than 78% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 5.1%
- 2016: 22.6%
- 2021: 18.8%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →In Nimmitabel, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 44%, followed by Bachelor degree (27%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (12%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for qualified residents are society and culture at 19.1%, followed by engineering at 11.3% and education at 10.4%.
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 Nimmitabel [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL122099/nimmitabel/topic/education