48.9% ▲ +48.9%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 32.8%
- 2016: 43.1%
- 2021: 48.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Blue Knob · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Blue Knob
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Higher rates of school and university completion than most similar areas mark Blue Knob as a more qualified community. While 48.9% of residents finished Year 12 and nearly one in five adults hold a university degree, these figures remain well below the state and national averages.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 48.9% of residents completed Year 12, which is higher than most similar areas but well below the New South Wales figure of 58.9%. Roughly 19.4% of people finished Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Blue Knob, Year 12 is the majority at 60%; Year 10 is next at 24%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 19.3% of the population, a figure higher than most similar areas but well below the Australian average of 26.3%.
19.3% ▲ +4.5%
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.4%
- 2016: 25.4%
- 2021: 19.3%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Blue Knob splits fairly evenly between Bachelor degree (30%) and Certificate III / IV (27%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 24%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications in the area are in engineering and related fields at 12.2%, followed by society and culture at 9.4% and management and commerce at 8.6%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are three schools within 3km, which is more than 70% of similar areas. These schools are typically small, with an average of 125 students, and two-thirds are government-run combined schools.
3
Higher than 67% 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).
125
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
978
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Blue Knob
3 schools — 376 students, average ICSEA 978.
By sector: Government 2 · Independent 1
By type: Combined 2 · Primary 1
| Rainbow Ridge School for Steiner Education, Lillian Rock | Independent | Combined | 2.8 km | 89 | 1,042 |
| Barkers Vale Public School, Wadeville | Government | Primary | 4.3 km | 42 | 971 |
| Nimbin Central School, Nimbin | Government | Combined | 5.9 km | 245 | 956 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Blue Knob [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10415/blue-knob/topic/education