52.4% —
Lower than 58% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 69.1%
- 2021: 52.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Canberra Airport · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Canberra Airport
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Management and commerce degrees are the most common qualification in Canberra Airport, where 19.3% of residents hold one. While the area has a higher proportion of university degrees than most similar areas, the percentage of people who finished Year 12 has fallen sharply in recent years.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 52.4% of residents completed Year 12, which is well below the national figure and far below the ACT average. This is a significant drop from 2016, when 69.1% had finished school.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Canberra Airport, Year 12 is the majority at 79%; Year 10 is next at 12%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Around 27.2% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, a figure that is about the same as the national average but far below the ACT. This represents a 6.2 point increase since 2016.
27.2% —
Higher than 63% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 21.0%
- 2021: 27.2%
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 Canberra Airport, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 37%, followed by Certificate III / IV (24%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (22%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Apart from management and commerce, the most common qualifications are in engineering and related fields (13.6%) and education (10.2%).
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are only two schools within 3 km, which is among the smallest number of schools for an area of this level.
2
Lower than 96% 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).
Schools serving Canberra Airport
2 schools — 446 students, average ICSEA 1,140.
By sector: Government 1 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 2
| Campbell Primary School, Campbell | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 267 | 1,136 |
| St Thomas More's Primary School, Campbell | Catholic | Primary | 4.1 km | 179 | 1,145 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Canberra Airport [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/801031114/canberra-airport/topic/education