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Moe - Newborough · Urban Centre

Education & Qualifications in Moe - Newborough

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

Nearly 45% of qualified adults in Moe - Newborough hold a Certificate III or IV, the most common qualification in the area. This reflects a community where technical training is more prevalent than university degrees, though overall school completion and higher education levels have fallen significantly over the last decade.

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Where Moe - Newborough sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

8.2% ▼ -65.5%

All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Moe - Newborough — lower than 74% of areas.

Moe - Newborough8.2%
3825, VIC 9.2%
Victoria 29.2%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Year 12 completion in Moe - Newborough has dropped 19 points since 2011 to 33.2%. This is far below the Victorian figure of 61.8% and lower than most similar areas.

Completed Year 12

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33.2% ▼ -36.6%

Lower than 68% 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 Moe - Newborough, the largest group is Year 12 at 37%, followed by Year 10 (25%) and Year 9 or below (21%).

Year 12 33.2% Year 10 22.2% Year 9 or below 18.6% Year 11 16.2%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Only 8.2% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the national figure of 26.3%. This figure has also fallen 16 points since 2011.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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8.2% ▼ -65.5%

Lower than 74% 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 Moe - Newborough, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 59%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 18%.

Certificate III / IV 44.8% Advanced diploma / diploma 13.5% Bachelor degree 11.0% Certificate I / II 2.5% Graduate diploma / certificate 2.2% Postgraduate degree 2.1%

Field of study

What people studied.

The most common fields of study for those with qualifications are engineering and related fields at 18.7%, followed by society and culture at 14.1%.

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 Moe - Newborough [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL213010/moe-newborough/topic/education