47.6% ▲ +16.0%
Higher than 53% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 41.0%
- 2016: 42.4%
- 2021: 47.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
2480, NSW · Postcode
Education & Qualifications in 2480, NSW
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Fewer people in postcode 2480 finished high school compared to the rest of the country, but university degrees are becoming more common. While only 47.6% of residents completed Year 12, there is a strong presence of trade qualifications and a high number of local schools serving the area.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
High school completion is far below the New South Wales and national figures, though it rose 6.6 points since 2011 to reach 47.6%. About 27.2% of people here finished Year 10 as their highest level of schooling.
Highest year of school
View on map →In 2480, NSW, Year 12 is the majority at 52%; Year 10 is next at 30%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The share of adults with a bachelor degree or higher is higher than in most similar areas, despite being well below the national figure at 21.2%. This figure grew by 5.2 points since 2011, with Certificate III or IV being the most common qualification at 30.4%.
21.2% ▲ +32.3%
Higher than 66% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 16.0%
- 2016: 17.9%
- 2021: 21.2%
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 2480, NSW, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 38%, followed by Bachelor degree (28%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (18%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for those with qualifications are management and commerce at 14.2%, followed by society and culture at 12.9% and health at 12.2%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Postcode 2480 has more schools per 1,000 children than most areas and 7,110 total enrolments. Government schools make up 75% of the sector, and most are primary schools.
5.11
Higher than 65% of postcode areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
40
Higher than 98% 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).
7,110
Higher than 87% of postcode areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
182
Lower than 59% of postcode areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
997
Higher than 52% of postcode areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving 2480, NSW
40 schools — 7,110 students, average ICSEA 997.
By sector: Government 30 · Independent 7 · Catholic 3
By type: Primary 28 · Combined 7 · Secondary 5
| Blakebrook Public School, Blakebrook | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 36 | 942 |
| The Rivers Secondary College, Richmond River High Campus, North Lismore | Government | Secondary | 4.5 km | 494 | 950 |
| St John's College, Lismore | Catholic | Secondary | 4.8 km | 774 | 1,059 |
| Lismore South Public School, South Lismore | Government | Primary | 5.1 km | 106 | 898 |
| St Carthage's Primary School, Lismore | Catholic | Primary | 5.2 km | 580 | 1,064 |
| Modanville Public School, Lismore | Government | Primary | 5.4 km | 58 | 1,014 |
| Living School, Lismore | Independent | Combined | 5.8 km | 313 | 1,037 |
| Lismore Heights Public School, Lismore Heights | Government | Primary | 6.4 km | 203 | 973 |
| Lismore Public School, Lismore | Government | Primary | 6.5 km | 179 | 871 |
| Albert Park Public School, East Lismore | Government | Primary | 6.6 km | 102 | 950 |
| Our Lady Help of Christians Primary School, East Lismore | Catholic | Primary | 7.1 km | 189 | 1,001 |
| Trinity Catholic College Lismore, East Lismore | Independent | Secondary | 7.5 km | 816 | 1,055 |
| The Rivers Secondary College, Lismore High Campus, Lismore | Government | Secondary | 7.5 km | 438 | 934 |
| Caniaba Public School, Lismore | Government | Primary | 7.9 km | 29 | 955 |
| Wyrallah Road Public School, Lismore | Government | Primary | 8.2 km | 350 | 947 |
| Wilson Park School, Lismore | Government | Combined | 8.4 km | 83 | 902 |
| Vistara Primary School, Richmond Hill | Independent | Primary | 8.4 km | 19 | 1,121 |
| Bexhill Public School, Bexhill | Government | Primary | 8.7 km | 113 | 995 |
| Goonellabah Public School, Goonellabah | Government | Primary | 8.8 km | 226 | 847 |
| The Rivers Secondary College, Kadina High Campus, Goonellabah | Government | Secondary | 10.0 km | 262 | 884 |
| The Channon Public School, The Channon | Government | Primary | 10.1 km | 25 | 1,019 |
| Dunoon Public School, Dunoon | Government | Primary | 10.3 km | 72 | 1,037 |
| Summerland Christian College, Goonellabah | Independent | Combined | 10.3 km | 628 | 1,042 |
| Blue Hills College, Goonellabah | Independent | Combined | 11.7 km | 201 | 999 |
| Corndale Public School, Corndale | Government | Primary | 11.7 km | 23 | 998 |
| Coffee Camp Public School, Coffee Camp | Government | Primary | 11.8 km | 25 | 964 |
| Jiggi Public School, Jiggi | Government | Primary | 12.0 km | 25 | 1,010 |
| Tregeagle Public School, Tregeagle | Government | Primary | 13.8 km | 103 | 993 |
| Eltham Public School, Eltham | Government | Primary | 14.8 km | 59 | 1,075 |
| Wyrallah Public School, Wyrallah | Government | Primary | 14.9 km | 17 | 985 |
| Whian Whian Public School, Whian Whian | Government | Primary | 15.0 km | 8 | 1,052 |
| Dorroughby Environmental Education Centre, Dorroughby | Government | Combined | 15.1 km | — | — |
| Clunes Public School, Clunes | Government | Primary | 15.4 km | 86 | 1,056 |
| Rosebank Public School, Rosebank | Government | Primary | 15.9 km | 20 | 989 |
| Manifold Public School, Bentley | Government | Primary | 17.6 km | 17 | 911 |
| Larnook Public School, Larnook | Government | Primary | 18.9 km | 11 | 886 |
| Nimbin Central School, Nimbin | Government | Combined | 19.0 km | 245 | 956 |
| Eureka Public School, Eureka | Government | Primary | 19.7 km | 32 | 1,084 |
| Tuntable Falls Community School, Tuntable Falls Via Nimbin | Independent | Primary | 20.5 km | 54 | 1,023 |
| Rainbow Ridge School for Steiner Education, Lillian Rock | Independent | Combined | 26.6 km | 89 | 1,042 |
Sources
More for 2480, NSW
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in 2480, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2480/2480-nsw/topic/education