32.2% ▲ +17.8%
Lower than 96% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 27.4%
- 2016: 29.0%
- 2021: 32.2%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Lemon Tree Passage - Tanilba Bay · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Lemon Tree Passage - Tanilba Bay
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Only 32.2% of people in Lemon Tree Passage - Tanilba Bay have completed Year 12, a figure far below the national average. This reflects a broader trend of lower formal education levels across the area. While university degrees are uncommon here, there has been a steady increase in both school completions and higher qualifications since 2011.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 10 is the most common highest year of school for 38% of residents. The proportion of people finishing Year 12 rose by 4.9 percentage points since 2011, though it remains far below the New South Wales figure of 58.9%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Lemon Tree Passage - Tanilba Bay, the largest group is Year 10 at 41%, followed by Year 12 (35%) and Year 9 or below (16%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 9.7% of the population, which is much lower than most areas and far below the Australian average of 26.3%. Most qualified residents hold a Certificate III or IV, accounting for 44.9% of the group.
9.7% ▲ +36.5%
Lower than 90% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 7.1%
- 2016: 7.5%
- 2021: 9.7%
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 Lemon Tree Passage - Tanilba Bay, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 56%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 19%.
Field of study
What people studied.
For those with qualifications, the most common fields of study are Engineering and related fields at 20.6%, followed by Management and commerce at 15.1% and Society and culture at 11.6%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has just one school, which is a government primary school. This is smaller than about 89% of similar areas, and the number of schools per 1,000 children is much lower than most other places.
1
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
0.91
Lower than 88% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
4
Lower than 92% 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).
354
Lower than 88% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
354
Lower than 60% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
901
Lower than 90% 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 Lemon Tree Passage - Tanilba Bay
4 schools — 793 students, average ICSEA 935.
By sector: Government 4
By type: Primary 4
| Bobs Farm Public School, Bobs Farm | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 30 | 979 |
| Tanilba Bay Public School, Tanilba Bay | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 354 | 901 |
| Soldiers Point Public School, Soldiers Point | Government | Primary | 8.3 km | 267 | 992 |
| Salt Ash Public School, Salt Ash | Government | Primary | 9.1 km | 142 | 904 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Lemon Tree Passage - Tanilba Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/106031120/lemon-tree-passage-tanilba-bay/topic/education