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Tullamore · Urban Centre

Education & Qualifications in Tullamore

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

Far fewer people in Tullamore finished high school compared to the rest of the country, with only 28.5% completing Year 12. This highlights a significant gap in formal schooling and higher education for the area. The number of residents finishing Year 12 has fallen by 17 percentage points since 2011.

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📍 Tullamore, Urban Centre

Where Tullamore sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

8.9% ▼ -22.6%

All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Tullamore — lower than 68% of areas.

Tullamore8.9%
2874, NSW 13.3%
New South Wales 27.8%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Only 28.5% of people finished Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. The most common highest year of school reached was Year 10, at 30.3%.

Completed Year 12

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28.5% ▼ -37.3%

Lower than 84% 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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Tullamore splits fairly evenly between Year 10 (40%) and Year 12 (38%), with Year 9 or below at 18%.

Year 10 30.3% Year 12 28.5% Year 9 or below 13.3% Year 11 3.0%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Higher education is less common here, with 8.9% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the New South Wales figure of 27.8% and has fallen slightly since 2011.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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8.9% ▼ -22.6%

Lower than 68% 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 Tullamore, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 46%, followed by Bachelor degree (24%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (24%).

Certificate III / IV 21.7% Bachelor degree 11.3% Advanced diploma / diploma 11.3% Postgraduate degree 2.8%

Field of study

What people studied.

Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are health at 13.2%, education at 12.3%, and engineering and related fields at 11.3%.

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 Tullamore [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL122140/tullamore/topic/education