50.5% ▲ +25.6%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 40.2%
- 2016: 37.7%
- 2021: 50.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Ben Lomond · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Ben Lomond
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More people in Ben Lomond finished high school than in most similar areas, yet the typical resident is far less likely to have a university degree. Just over half of the population finished Year 12, but university qualifications are much rarer here than across New South Wales.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 50.5% of people finished Year 12, which is higher than most similar areas. However, this is well below the 58.9% figure for New South Wales and the national average.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Ben Lomond, Year 12 is the majority at 56%; Year 10 is next at 32%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Only 14.1% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, a figure far below the state average. The most common top qualifications are bachelor degrees and Certificate III or IV, both at 25.5%.
14.1% ▲ +21.2%
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.7%
- 2016: 14.3%
- 2021: 14.1%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Ben Lomond splits fairly evenly between Bachelor degree (45%) and Certificate III / IV (45%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 10%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications are most often held in agriculture and environment, at 25.5%, followed by management and commerce at 20% and education at 12.7%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has a very high number of schools per 1,000 children, but the typical school is tiny with only 5 students. These government primary schools have an average advantage score that is much lower than most areas.
27.78
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
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).
5
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
908
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Ben Lomond
1 school — 5 students, average ICSEA 908.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Ben Lomond Public School, Ben Lomond | Government | Primary | 1.3 km | 5 | 908 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Ben Lomond [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10286/ben-lomond/topic/education