35.6% ▲ +45.3%
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.5%
- 2016: 35.1%
- 2021: 35.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Allandale · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Allandale
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
About 36% of people in Allandale have finished Year 12, a figure that is far below the national average. This makes it an area where fewer residents have completed secondary school compared to most other parts of the country.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 35.6% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the New South Wales and Australian figures of around 59%. The most common highest school year reached is Year 10, at 37.3%.
Highest year of school
View on map →Allandale splits fairly evenly between Year 10 (44%) and Year 12 (42%), with Year 9 or below at 14%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 12.7% of the population, which is far below the national figure of 26.3%. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 35.9% of adults.
12.7% ▲ +9.6%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.6%
- 2016: 5.3%
- 2021: 12.7%
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 Allandale, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 50%, followed by Advanced diploma / diploma (21%) and Bachelor degree (18%).
Field of study
What people studied.
For those with qualifications, the most common fields are Engineering and related subjects at 28.2%, followed by Management and commerce at 17.9% and Education at 12.8%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There is one primary government school within 3 km, though the average school size and school advantage score are both lower than most areas.
1
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality 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).
194
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
965
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Allandale
1 school — 194 students, average ICSEA 965.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Lochinvar Public School, Lochinvar | Government | Primary | 4.5 km | 194 | 965 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Allandale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10037/allandale/topic/education