31.1% ▲ +0.1%
Lower than 90% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 31.0%
- 2016: 29.6%
- 2021: 31.1%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
2736, NSW · Postcode
Education & Qualifications in 2736, NSW
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Only 31.1% of residents in postcode 2736 have completed Year 12, a figure that is far below the national average. This gap in school completions is a defining feature of the area's education profile. While university degrees are less common here, there has been a small increase in higher qualifications over the last decade.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion rates are far below the New South Wales and Australian figures, though this has barely changed since 2011. About 18.6% of people stopped at Year 10, while 18.3% left school at Year 9 or below.
Highest year of school
View on map →In 2736, NSW, the largest group is Year 12 at 38%, followed by Year 10 (23%) and Year 9 or below (23%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 11.5% of the population, which is far below the state figure. This has risen 3.8 points since 2011, with Certificate III or IV being the most common qualification at 30.2%.
11.5% ▲ +49.4%
Lower than 68% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 7.7%
- 2016: 8.9%
- 2021: 11.5%
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 2736, NSW, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 47%, followed by Bachelor degree (24%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (22%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Those with qualifications in this area most often studied agriculture and environment at 12.6% or engineering and related fields at 12.1%. Management and commerce accounts for 9.5% of degrees.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has one of the highest numbers of schools per 1,000 children, though the average school size is lower than most areas. The only school is a combined government facility with 118 enrolments.
16.67
Higher than 89% 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).
118
Lower than 78% of postcode areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
118
Lower than 70% of postcode areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
902
Lower than 87% of postcode areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving 2736, NSW
1 school — 118 students, average ICSEA 902.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Combined 1
| Tooleybuc Central School, Tooleybuc | Government | Combined | 8.0 km | 118 | 902 |
Sources
More for 2736, NSW
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in 2736, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2736/2736-nsw/topic/education