25.3% —
Lower than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 29.9%
- 2021: 25.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Beryl · Suburb / Locality
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Only 25.3% of people in Beryl finished Year 12, meaning school completion is far below the national figure. This gap is reflected in the local qualifications, where very few adults hold university degrees.
Highest year of school completed.
Only about a quarter of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 58.9%. The most common highest year of school reached here is Year 10, at 35.8%.
25.3% —
Lower than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
In Beryl, the largest group is Year 10 at 42%, followed by Year 12 (30%) and Year 9 or below (22%).
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up just 3.2% of the population, far below the Australian average of 26.3%. Instead, the most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 41.1%.
3.2% —
Lower than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
In Beryl, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 61%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 21%.
What people studied.
For those with qualifications, the most common fields are Engineering and related subjects at 17.9%, followed by Management, Commerce, Society and Culture at 8.9% each.
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are no schools within 3 km of the area, making it smaller than about 59% of similar areas.
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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 Beryl [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10326/beryl/topic/education