41.2% ▲ +27.8%
Lower than 63% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 32.2%
- 2016: 37.7%
- 2021: 41.2%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
2631, NSW · Postcode
Education & Qualifications in 2631, NSW
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Fewer than half of residents in postcode 2631 have completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure. While school completion rates have risen by 9 percentage points since 2011, the area still has a lower proportion of high school and university graduates than most other places.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 41.2% of people finished Year 12, a result far below the 58.8% national average. The most common highest school year reached is Year 12, followed by Year 10 at 29.2%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In 2631, NSW, the largest group is Year 12 at 47%, followed by Year 10 (33%) and Year 9 or below (14%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 16.7% of the population, which is well below the Australian figure of 26.3%. This proportion has grown by 5.6 percentage points since 2011, with Certificate III or IV being the most common qualification at 34.7%.
16.7% ▲ +50.0%
Higher than 55% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 11.1%
- 2016: 12.8%
- 2021: 16.7%
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 2631, NSW, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 47%, followed by Bachelor degree (23%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (15%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications are spread across several fields, with the most common being society and culture at 12.0%, followed by engineering at 11.4% and agriculture and environment at 10.5%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has a very high number of schools per 1,000 children, but these are all small government primary schools with an average size of just 11 students.
10.42
Higher than 84% 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).
11
Lower than 97% of postcode areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
11
Lower than 99% of postcode areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
920
Lower than 86% of postcode areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving 2631, NSW
1 school — 11 students, average ICSEA 920.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Nimmitabel Public School, Nimmitabel | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 11 | 920 |
Sources
More for 2631, NSW
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in 2631, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2631/2631-nsw/topic/education