38.8% ▲ +9.8%
Lower than 70% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 35.4%
- 2016: 35.4%
- 2021: 38.8%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
2824, NSW · Postcode
Education & Qualifications in 2824, NSW
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A gap of 20 percentage points separates postcode 2824 from the rest of Australia in school completion rates. This area has much lower levels of formal education than the state and national figures, though the number of adults with university degrees has risen slightly since 2011.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 38.8% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 58.9%. This result is lower than most areas, although the rate rose 3.5 percentage points since 2011.
Highest year of school
View on map →In 2824, NSW, the largest group is Year 12 at 45%, followed by Year 10 (31%) and Year 9 or below (18%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 11.2% of the population, far below the national figure of 26.3%. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 28.3% of residents.
11.2% ▲ +26.5%
Lower than 70% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 8.8%
- 2016: 9.6%
- 2021: 11.2%
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 2824, NSW, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 43%, followed by Bachelor degree (24%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (20%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in the area are spread across several fields, with Engineering and related studies being the most common at 14.6%, followed by Education at 9.8% and Management and Commerce at 9.4%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has 5.01 schools per 1,000 children, which is higher than most areas. However, the schools here are smaller than about 60% of similar areas and have some of the lowest advantage scores.
5.01
Higher than 64% of postcode areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
2
Higher than 50% 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).
355
Lower than 61% of postcode areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
178
Lower than 60% of postcode areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
866
Lower than 90% of postcode areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving 2824, NSW
2 schools — 355 students, average ICSEA 866.
By sector: Catholic 1 · Government 1
By type: Primary 1 · Combined 1
| St Mary's Parish School, Warren | Catholic | Primary | 41.0 km | 127 | 1,014 |
| Warren Central School, Warren | Government | Combined | 41.7 km | 228 | 783 |
Sources
More for 2824, NSW
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in 2824, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2824/2824-nsw/topic/education