66.8% ▲ +22.6%
Higher than 70% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 54.4%
- 2016: 55.2%
- 2021: 66.8%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Byron Bay · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Byron Bay
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A well above average share of residents in Byron Bay hold high-level qualifications compared to the rest of Australia. The area has seen a strong upward trend in education, with university degrees and high school completion rates both rising significantly over the last decade.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
High school completion is well above the national figure, as 66.8% of people finished Year 12. This is a notable increase from 2011, when only 54.4% of residents had completed their final year.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Byron Bay, Year 12 is the majority at 74%; Year 10 is next at 16%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are common here, with 33.2% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is well above the New South Wales figure of 27.8% and has grown by 11 percentage points since 2011.
33.2% ▲ +49.6%
Higher than 74% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 22.2%
- 2016: 25.8%
- 2021: 33.2%
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 Byron Bay, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 42%, followed by Certificate III / IV (23%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (19%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study are management and commerce at 16.5%, followed by society and culture at 13.8% and creative arts at 10.7%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools have an advantage score higher than most areas, with four schools serving 1,701 students. Half of these schools are government run, while the other half are split between Catholic and independent providers.
4
Higher than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
2.68
Higher than 63% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
5
Lower than 90% 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).
1,701
Higher than 56% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
425
Higher than 50% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,066
Higher than 71% 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 Byron Bay
5 schools — 2,083 students, average ICSEA 1,072.
By sector: Government 2 · Independent 2 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 3 · Secondary 1 · Combined 1
| Byron Bay High School, Byron Bay | Government | Secondary | 1.9 km | 820 | 1,050 |
| St Finbarr's Primary School, Byron Bay | Catholic | Primary | 2.1 km | 325 | 1,096 |
| Byron Community Primary School, Byron Bay | Independent | Primary | 3.8 km | 95 | 1,094 |
| Byron Bay Public School, Byron Bay | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 461 | 1,067 |
| Cape Byron Rudolf Steiner School, Byron Bay | Independent | Combined | 4.5 km | 382 | 1,097 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Byron Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/112011240/byron-bay/topic/education