47.6% —
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 25.0%
- 2021: 47.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Berry Jerry · Suburb / Locality
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer people have finished high school or university in Berry Jerry compared to the rest of the state. While around the middle for similar areas, only 47.6% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the New South Wales figure.
Highest year of school completed.
Less than half of residents finished Year 12, and the area sits far below the national average of 58.8%. About 36.5% of people had Year 10 as their highest level of schooling.
47.6% —
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
In Berry Jerry, Year 12 is the majority at 51%; Year 10 is next at 39%.
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 16.9% of the population, which is well below the Australian figure. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 34.3% of people.
16.9% —
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
In Berry Jerry, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 40%, followed by Bachelor degree (30%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (20%).
What people studied.
Agriculture and environment is the most common field of study at 31.4%. Health is the next most frequent at 11.4%.
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are no schools within 3 km of the area, which is smaller than about 59% of similar places.
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Lower than 99% 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).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Berry Jerry [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10322/berry-jerry/topic/education