28.3% ▼ -2.9%
Lower than 96% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 29.1%
- 2016: 24.8%
- 2021: 28.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
2475, NSW · Postcode
Education & Qualifications in 2475, NSW
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer people in postcode 2475 finished high school than the national average, with only 28.3% completing Year 12. This trend is consistent across the area's higher education levels, though more adults have earned university degrees since 2011. The local education landscape is small, consisting entirely of government primary schools.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 28.3% of residents completed Year 12, a figure far below the 58.8% national average. The most common highest year of school completed is Year 10, reached by 36.9% of the population.
Highest year of school
View on map →In 2475, NSW, the largest group is Year 10 at 42%, followed by Year 12 (32%) and Year 9 or below (22%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 10.5% of the population, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 27.8%. While this is lower than most areas, the proportion of people with degrees rose by 4.2 points since 2011.
10.5% ▲ +67.3%
Lower than 74% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 6.3%
- 2016: 5.3%
- 2021: 10.5%
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 2475, NSW, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 41%, followed by Bachelor degree (25%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (15%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications held by residents are in Engineering and related fields at 13.5%, followed by Health at 12.8% and Society and Culture at 10.9%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has some of the smallest schools in the country, with a typical size of just 8 students. All local schools are government-run primary institutions.
18.87
Higher than 90% 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).
8
Lower than 98% of postcode areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
8
Lower than 99% of postcode areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
959
Lower than 70% of postcode areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving 2475, NSW
1 school — 8 students, average ICSEA 959.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Urbenville Public School, Urbenville | Government | Primary | 13.1 km | 8 | 959 |
Sources
More for 2475, NSW
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in 2475, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2475/2475-nsw/topic/education