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Tapitallee · Urban Centre

Education & Qualifications in Tapitallee

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

A jump in higher education is the main story for Tapitallee, where the share of adults with a bachelor degree or higher rose 14 points since 2011. This makes the area one of the most highly qualified of its kind, with a typical resident more likely to hold a degree than the national average.

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📍 Tapitallee, Urban Centre

Where Tapitallee sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

27.4% ▲ +108.3%

All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Tapitallee — higher than 92% of areas.

Tapitallee27.4%
2540 crosses NSW/OT 14.3%
New South Wales 27.8%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Over half of residents (51.5%) have completed Year 12, which is much higher than in most similar areas. While this is well below the state and national figures, the rate has risen 11 points since 2011.

Completed Year 12

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51.5% ▲ +26.3%

Higher than 83% 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 Tapitallee, Year 12 is the majority at 55%; Year 10 is next at 34%.

Year 12 51.5% Year 10 32.1% Year 9 or below 5.9% Year 11 4.9%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

About 27.4% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, a figure slightly above the Australian average. The most common qualifications are Certificate III or IV (31.3%) and bachelor degrees (25.1%).

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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27.4% ▲ +108.3%

Higher than 92% 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 Tapitallee, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 34%, followed by Bachelor degree (27%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (22%).

Certificate III / IV 31.3% Bachelor degree 25.1% Advanced diploma / diploma 19.8% Postgraduate degree 8.4% Graduate diploma / certificate 7.0%

Field of study

What people studied.

Those with qualifications in Tapitallee most commonly studied management and commerce (19.8%) or engineering and related fields (16.7%). Health and education are also common fields of study.

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 Tapitallee [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL122126/tapitallee/topic/education