41.9% ▲ +12.6%
Higher than 60% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 37.2%
- 2016: 19.2%
- 2021: 41.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Tyalgum · Urban Centre
Education & Qualifications in Tyalgum
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Fewer people in Tyalgum have finished high school compared to the national figure, though a notable number of residents hold high-level degrees. This mix of education levels reflects a community where 16.9% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, a figure that has risen since 2011.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
While 41.9% of people completed Year 12—which is higher than in most similar areas—this is still far below the New South Wales and Australian figures. This rate rose by 4.7 percentage points since 2011.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Tyalgum, the largest group is Year 12 at 47%, followed by Year 10 (34%) and Year 9 or below (14%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
A bachelor degree or higher is held by 16.9% of adults, which is much higher than most similar areas but well below the national average. The most common qualification here is a Certificate III or IV, held by 33.3% of residents.
16.9% ▲ +28.1%
Higher than 74% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 13.2%
- 2016: 6.1%
- 2021: 16.9%
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 Tyalgum, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 42%, followed by Bachelor degree (25%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (19%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Those with qualifications have studied a variety of fields, with health being the most common at 16.7%, followed by engineering and related subjects 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 Tyalgum [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL122142/tyalgum/topic/education