50.2% ▲ +38.2%
Higher than 80% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 36.3%
- 2016: 10.3%
- 2021: 50.2%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Tumbulgum · Urban Centre
Education & Qualifications in Tumbulgum
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A significant shift in learning has occurred in Tumbulgum, where the share of people finishing Year 12 rose by 14 points since 2011. While qualifications here are much higher than in most similar areas, they remain well below the New South Wales and national figures.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About half of the residents have completed Year 12, a figure that is much higher than most similar areas. This is an improvement from 2011, though it still sits 8.7 points below the national average.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Tumbulgum, Year 12 is the majority at 53%; Year 10 is next at 29%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The proportion of adults with a bachelor degree or higher has more than doubled since 2011 to 17.5%. This is much higher than most similar areas, although it is still far below the New South Wales figure of 27.8%.
17.5% ▲ +115.5%
Higher than 75% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 8.1%
- 2016: 0.8%
- 2021: 17.5%
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 Tumbulgum, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 50%, followed by Advanced diploma / diploma (20%) and Bachelor degree (18%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications held by residents are in Engineering and related fields at 15.7%, followed by Society and Culture at 14.8%.
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 Tumbulgum [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL122141/tumbulgum/topic/education