23.3% ▼ -7.5%
Lower than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 25.2%
- 2016: 24.1%
- 2021: 23.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
2836, NSW · Postcode
Education & Qualifications in 2836, NSW
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Just over a quarter of people in postcode 2836 left school in Year 9 or below. This area has a low rate of formal qualifications, with far fewer residents completing Year 12 or university degrees than the state or national figures.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 23.3% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 58.9%. This rate has fallen by 1.9 percentage points since 2011.
Highest year of school
View on map →2836, NSW splits fairly evenly between Year 9 or below (34%) and Year 10 (29%), with Year 12 at 29%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Bachelor degrees or higher are held by only 7.9% of adults, a figure far below the national average of 26.3%. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 23.9% of people.
7.9% ▼ -18.3%
Lower than 88% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 9.7%
- 2016: 5.4%
- 2021: 7.9%
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 2836, NSW, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 45%, followed by Advanced diploma / diploma (22%) and Bachelor degree (18%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications are spread across several fields, with Engineering (7.8%), Agriculture and environment (7.5%), Health (7.5%), and Management and commerce (7.5%) being the most common.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools are much smaller than most areas, with a typical size of just 36 students. While there are 107 total enrolments, the area has a high number of schools per 1,000 children.
15.96
Higher than 89% of postcode areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
3
Higher than 57% 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).
107
Lower than 79% of postcode areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
36
Lower than 90% of postcode areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
720
Lower than 99% of postcode areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving 2836, NSW
3 schools — 107 students, average ICSEA 720.
By sector: Government 2 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 2 · Combined 1
| White Cliffs Public School, White Cliffs | Government | Primary | 44.3 km | 17 | 873 |
| Wilcannia Central School, Wilcannia | Government | Combined | 86.8 km | 65 | 673 |
| St Therese's Community Parish School, Wilcannia | Catholic | Primary | 86.9 km | 25 | 740 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in 2836, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2836/2836-nsw/topic/education