28.9% ▲ +24.0%
Lower than 95% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 23.3%
- 2016: 24.7%
- 2021: 28.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
2466, NSW · Postcode
Education & Qualifications in 2466, NSW
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Just 28.9% of people in postcode 2466 have completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure. This result is among the lowest for areas of this type, though the rate has risen by 5.6 percentage points since 2011.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 10 is the most common highest school year completed here at 38.2%. Far fewer people have finished Year 12 compared to the state average, though that figure has improved over the last decade.
Highest year of school
View on map →In 2466, NSW, the largest group is Year 10 at 42%, followed by Year 12 (32%) and Year 9 or below (18%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Bachelor degrees or higher are held by only 8.8% of adults, which is far below the national figure. Most qualified residents hold a Certificate III or IV, accounting for 40.6% of the group.
8.8% ▲ +38.5%
Lower than 85% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 6.4%
- 2016: 6.6%
- 2021: 8.8%
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 2466, NSW, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 56%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 19%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of qualification in the area are engineering and related subjects at 17.8%, followed by management and commerce at 11.4% and architecture and building at 10.2%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools are much smaller than in most areas, with an average size of 96 students. All schools here are government-run primary schools, and there are more schools per 1,000 children than in most similar places.
5.75
Higher than 69% 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).
96
Lower than 81% of postcode areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
96
Lower than 75% of postcode areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
996
Higher than 51% of postcode areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving 2466, NSW
1 school — 96 students, average ICSEA 996.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Iluka Public School, Iluka | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 96 | 996 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in 2466, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2466/2466-nsw/topic/education