19.1% ▼ -50.0%
Lower than 98% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 38.2%
- 2016: 12.9%
- 2021: 19.1%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Ungarie · Urban Centre
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Educational attainment has dropped significantly in Ungarie since 2011, with the share of people finishing Year 12 falling by 19 percentage points. Only 19.1% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure. This decline is mirrored in higher education, where the proportion of adults with a bachelor degree or higher has also fallen.
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is among the lowest for similar areas at 19.1%, a gap of 40 points compared to both New South Wales and Australia. Year 10 is the most common highest school year completed, accounting for 38.7% of residents.
19.1% ▼ -50.0%
Lower than 98% of urban centre areas.
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
In Ungarie, the largest group is Year 10 at 45%, followed by Year 12 (22%) and Year 9 or below (22%).
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Only 4.9% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the national average and much lower than most areas. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 33.7% of the population.
4.9% ▼ -65.6%
Lower than 90% of urban centre areas.
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
In Ungarie, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 51%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 24%.
What people studied.
For those with a qualification, the most common fields are society and culture at 14.5% and health at 12.0%. Engineering and related fields account for 9.6% of qualifications.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Ungarie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL122145/ungarie/topic/education