75.0% ▲ +15.6%
Higher than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 64.9%
- 2016: 68.4%
- 2021: 75.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Austinmer · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Austinmer
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Much higher levels of schooling and degrees than most similar areas define Austinmer. Nearly half of all adults here hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far above the national figure.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Schooling levels are very high, with 75% of residents completing Year 12. This is far above the 58.8% national average and the 58.9% figure for New South Wales.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Austinmer, Year 12 is the majority at 77%; Year 10 is next at 15%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University qualifications are common, as 49.1% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher. This is far above both the state (27.8%) and national (26.3%) averages.
49.1% ▲ +28.9%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 38.1%
- 2016: 43.3%
- 2021: 49.1%
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 Austinmer, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 40%, followed by Postgraduate degree (21%) and Certificate III / IV (17%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications are spread across several fields, with society and culture at 16.5% and management and commerce at 15.8% being the most common.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools have a much higher advantage score than most areas. There are 8 schools within 3km, though the number of schools per 1,000 children is lower than most areas.
1.83
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
8
Higher than 77% 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).
361
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,091
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Austinmer
8 schools — 2,885 students, average ICSEA 1,091.
By sector: Government 6 · Catholic 2
By type: Primary 7 · Secondary 1
| Austinmer Public School, Austinmer | Government | Primary | 0.9 km | 227 | 1,132 |
| Thirroul Public School, Thirroul | Government | Primary | 1.6 km | 367 | 1,119 |
| St Michael's Catholic Primary School, Thirroul | Catholic | Primary | 1.8 km | 183 | 1,130 |
| Coledale Public School, Coledale | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 135 | 1,118 |
| Bulli Public School, Bulli | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 318 | 1,069 |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Bulli | Catholic | Primary | 3.7 km | 412 | 1,121 |
| Waniora Public School, Bulli | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 264 | 1,077 |
| Bulli High School, Bulli | Government | Secondary | 4.0 km | 979 | 1,058 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Austinmer [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10109/austinmer/topic/education