63.0% ▲ +19.3%
Higher than 77% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 52.8%
- 2016: 59.8%
- 2021: 63.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
2191, NSW · Postcode
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More people in postcode 2191 have completed Year 12 than in most similar areas. This educational reach is reflected in a growing number of university degrees and a high school advantage score that sits above the norm for other areas.
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion has jumped 10 points since 2011 to reach 63.0%, a figure well above both the New South Wales and national averages.
63.0% ▲ +19.3%
Higher than 77% of postcode areas.
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
In 2191, NSW, Year 12 is the majority at 67%; Year 10 is next at 16%.
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The proportion of adults with a bachelor degree or higher rose to 22.9% by 2021, though this remains well below the national figure of 26.3%.
22.9% ▲ +48.5%
Higher than 69% of postcode areas.
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
In 2191, NSW, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 36%, followed by Certificate III / IV (26%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (23%).
What people studied.
Management and commerce are the most common fields of study at 24.4%, followed by engineering and related subjects at 12.2%.
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has a school advantage score higher than most similar places, though it only has one primary school which is Catholic.
0.81
Lower than 98% of postcode areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
1
Lower than 71% 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).
239
Lower than 68% of postcode areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
239
Lower than 52% of postcode areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,036
Higher than 69% of postcode areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
1 school — 239 students, average ICSEA 1,036.
By sector: Catholic 1
By type: Primary 1
| St Michael's Catholic Primary School, Belfield | Catholic | Primary | 0.4 km | 239 | 1,036 |
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in 2191, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2191/2191-nsw/topic/education