31.2% ▲ +14.9%
Lower than 90% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 27.1%
- 2016: 27.7%
- 2021: 31.2%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
2874, NSW · Postcode
Education & Qualifications in 2874, NSW
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More residents in postcode 2874 have finished high school than in 2011, though levels remain quite low. Only 31.2% of people have completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion rose 4.0 points since 2011 to reach 31.2%, though this is still far below the New South Wales figure of 58.9%. The most common highest year of school finished here is Year 10 at 32.9%.
Highest year of school
View on map →2874, NSW splits fairly evenly between Year 10 (39%) and Year 12 (37%), with Year 9 or below at 16%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 13.3% of the population, which is far below the Australian average. This figure rose 2.1 points since 2011, with Certificate III or IV being the most common qualification at 29.4%.
13.3% ▲ +19.2%
Lower than 58% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 11.2%
- 2016: 9.5%
- 2021: 13.3%
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 2874, NSW, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 43%, followed by Advanced diploma / diploma (24%) and Bachelor degree (23%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of qualification are Education at 13.0%, followed by Engineering, Health, and Agriculture and Environment, which each sit around 10%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Postcode 2874 has a much higher number of schools per 1,000 children than most areas, though these schools are much smaller and have lower advantage scores. All schools here are government-run combined schools.
14.08
Higher than 87% 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).
54
Lower than 86% of postcode areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
54
Lower than 84% of postcode areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
915
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 2874, NSW
1 school — 54 students, average ICSEA 915.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Combined 1
| Tullamore Central School, Tullamore | Government | Combined | 9.7 km | 54 | 915 |
Sources
More for 2874, NSW
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in 2874, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2874/2874-nsw/topic/education