60.9% ▲ +27.0%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 48.0%
- 2016: 59.4%
- 2021: 60.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Angourie · Suburb / Locality
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
High achievement has become a hallmark of Angourie, with 34.9% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is well above the national figure and much higher than most similar areas. The community shows a strong leaning towards higher education and a high rate of school completion.
Highest year of school completed.
About 60.9% of residents completed Year 12, which is much higher than most areas and a little above the New South Wales figure of 58.9%.
60.9% ▲ +27.0%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
In Angourie, Year 12 is the majority at 64%; Year 10 is next at 23%.
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a university degree or higher make up 34.9% of the population, while 26.4% hold a Certificate III or IV. This level of qualification is well above the national average.
34.9% ▲ +40.5%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
In Angourie, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 41%, followed by Certificate III / IV (30%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (17%).
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for qualified residents are health at 16.3%, followed by management and commerce at 14.0% and education at 13.2%.
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are two primary schools within 3km of the area, split evenly between government and Catholic sectors. These schools have an average advantage score of 1,015, which is higher than most areas.
2
Higher than 62% 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).
239
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,015
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
2 schools — 477 students, average ICSEA 1,015.
By sector: Government 1 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 2
| Yamba Public School, Yamba | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 295 | 978 |
| St James' Primary School, Yamba | Catholic | Primary | 4.1 km | 182 | 1,074 |
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Angourie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10059/angourie/topic/education