46.1% ▲ +26.2%
Lower than 69% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 36.5%
- 2016: 41.4%
- 2021: 46.1%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Chittaway Bay - Tumbi Umbi · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Chittaway Bay - Tumbi Umbi
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More people in Chittaway Bay - Tumbi Umbi have finished school and earned degrees than they did in 2011. While the typical resident has a lower level of formal education than the national average, the number of adults with a bachelor degree or higher has grown by 6.2 percentage points over the last decade.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 46.1% of residents have completed Year 12, which is far below the national and state figures. This is a significant increase from 2011, when only 36.5% had finished their final year of school.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Chittaway Bay - Tumbi Umbi, the largest group is Year 12 at 49%, followed by Year 10 (34%) and Year 9 or below (10%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Around 15.8% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, a figure far below the New South Wales average of 27.8%. The most common qualification here is a Certificate III or IV, held by 40% of adults.
15.8% ▲ +64.7%
Lower than 66% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 9.6%
- 2016: 12.2%
- 2021: 15.8%
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 Chittaway Bay - Tumbi Umbi, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 48%, followed by Bachelor degree (22%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (19%).
Field of study
What people studied.
For those with higher qualifications, the most common fields are management and commerce at 18.7%, followed by engineering and related fields at 14.9%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are five schools in the area serving 2,282 students, though the average school advantage score is lower than most areas. Government schools make up 60% of the sector, with primary schools being the most common type.
5
Higher than 64% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
1.62
Lower than 64% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
20
Higher than 51% of statistical area 2 (sa2) 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).
2,282
Higher than 68% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
456
Higher than 55% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
987
Lower than 64% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Chittaway Bay - Tumbi Umbi
20 schools — 9,615 students, average ICSEA 1,008.
By sector: Government 13 · Catholic 4 · Independent 3
By type: Primary 13 · Secondary 6 · Combined 1
| TLK Youth College, Berkeley Vale | Independent | Secondary | 0.4 km | 58 | 904 |
| Berkeley Vale Public School, Berkeley Vale | Government | Primary | 0.4 km | 524 | 988 |
| Tuggerah Lakes Secondary College Berkeley Vale Campus, Berkeley Vale | Government | Secondary | 1.4 km | 851 | 959 |
| St John Fisher Catholic Primary School, Tumbi Umbi | Catholic | Primary | 1.9 km | 370 | 1,056 |
| Killarney Vale Public School, Killarney Vale | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 477 | 963 |
| Chittaway Bay Public School, Chittaway Bay | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 479 | 992 |
| Central Coast Steiner School, Fountaindale | Independent | Combined | 3.3 km | 330 | 1,092 |
| The Central Coast Montessori Primary School, Bateau Bay | Independent | Primary | 3.8 km | 66 | 1,100 |
| Brooke Avenue Public School, Killarney Vale | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 420 | 931 |
| Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic Primary School, Shelly Beach | Catholic | Primary | 4.6 km | 606 | 1,057 |
| Tuggerah Lakes Secondary College The Entrance Campus, Long Jetty | Government | Secondary | 4.6 km | 756 | 987 |
| Tuggerah Public School, Tuggerah | Government | Primary | 4.7 km | 359 | 993 |
| Tuggerah Lakes Secondary College Tumbi Umbi Campus, Tumbi Umbi | Government | Secondary | 5.2 km | 802 | 972 |
| St Peter's Catholic College, Tuggerah | Catholic | Secondary | 5.9 km | 1,078 | 1,045 |
| Bateau Bay Public School, Bateau Bay | Government | Primary | 6.0 km | 614 | 1,029 |
| Lisarow Public School, Lisarow | Government | Primary | 6.1 km | 192 | 1,035 |
| Holgate Public School, Holgate | Government | Primary | 6.2 km | 95 | 1,047 |
| Lisarow High School, Lisarow | Government | Secondary | 6.8 km | 728 | 1,014 |
| Wamberal Public School, Wamberal | Government | Primary | 6.8 km | 475 | 1,048 |
| St Cecilia's Catholic Primary School, Wyong | Catholic | Primary | 6.8 km | 335 | 1,022 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Chittaway Bay - Tumbi Umbi [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/102021047/chittaway-bay-tumbi-umbi/topic/education