48.5% ▲ +5.4%
Higher than 55% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 46.0%
- 2016: 49.1%
- 2021: 48.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
2165, NSW · Postcode
Education & Qualifications in 2165, NSW
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Fewer adults in postcode 2165 have completed high school or university compared to the rest of the state. While the number of people with a degree has risen slightly over the last decade, the area remains far below the national average for higher education. This creates a local profile where practical certificates are more common than university degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Less than half of residents, 48.5%, have finished Year 12, which is far below the New South Wales and national figures. This is an improvement from 2011, though 27.5% of people still have Year 9 or below as their highest school level.
Highest year of school
View on map →In 2165, NSW, Year 12 is the majority at 53%; Year 9 or below is next at 30%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Only 12.0% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, a figure far below the national average. While this has risen 2.5 points since 2011, many residents hold trade-based qualifications instead, with Certificate III or IV being the most common level after degrees.
12.0% ▲ +26.8%
Lower than 66% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 9.5%
- 2016: 10.9%
- 2021: 12.0%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →2165, NSW splits fairly evenly between Bachelor degree (33%) and Certificate III / IV (31%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 24%.
Field of study
What people studied.
For those with qualifications, the most common fields are Management and Commerce at 18.7%, followed by Engineering at 12.4% and Society and Culture at 10.8%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has 11 schools within 3km, serving 8,690 students in some of the largest schools for this level. Most of these are government schools (72.7%), though the average school advantage score is much lower than most areas.
1.31
Lower than 87% of postcode areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
11
Higher than 87% of postcode areas.
Schools serving the area — within 3 km of small areas, or inside larger ones. A measure of access (catchments overlap, so don't add it across areas).
8,690
Higher than 88% of postcode areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
790
Higher than 91% of postcode areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
930
Lower than 82% of postcode areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving 2165, NSW
11 schools — 8,690 students, average ICSEA 930.
By sector: Government 8 · Catholic 2 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 6 · Secondary 5
| Fairfield Heights Public School, Fairfield | Government | Primary | 0.4 km | 642 | 893 |
| Fairfield Public School, Fairfield | Government | Primary | 0.7 km | 386 | 901 |
| Warakirri College, Fairfield | Independent | Secondary | 0.7 km | 548 | 902 |
| Fairfield High School, Fairfield | Government | Secondary | 1.1 km | 1,123 | 878 |
| Fairvale Public School, Fairfield | Government | Primary | 1.1 km | 503 | 919 |
| Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic Primary School, Fairfield | Catholic | Primary | 1.1 km | 691 | 997 |
| Patrician Brothers' College Fairfield, Fairfield | Catholic | Secondary | 1.5 km | 1,144 | 969 |
| Fairvale High School, Fairfield West | Government | Secondary | 1.8 km | 1,320 | 912 |
| Fairfield West Public School, Fairfield West | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 545 | 914 |
| Villawood North Public School, Fairfield East | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 250 | 937 |
| Westfields Sports High School, Fairfield West | Government | Secondary | 2.6 km | 1,538 | 967 |
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in 2165, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2165/2165-nsw/topic/education