53.9% ▲ +37.4%
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 39.2%
- 2016: 44.3%
- 2021: 53.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Boomerang Beach · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Boomerang Beach
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
High levels of university education shape the professional profile of Boomerang Beach. Nearly 30% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, a figure that is well above the national average. This creates a community where a significant number of residents have pursued higher learning.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 53.9% of residents completed Year 12, which is well below the New South Wales and Australian figures. While this is higher than most similar areas, about 29.3% of people stopped their schooling at Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Boomerang Beach, Year 12 is the majority at 61%; Year 10 is next at 33%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are common here, with 29.9% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is much higher than most similar areas and sits a little above the state average.
29.9% ▲ +67.2%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.9%
- 2016: 17.4%
- 2021: 29.9%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Boomerang Beach splits fairly evenly between Bachelor degree (33%) and Certificate III / IV (32%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 15%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of qualification are management and commerce at 16.7%, followed by education at 13.6% and architecture and building at 12.0%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has 12.35 schools per 1,000 children, which is much higher than most areas. There is one government primary school within 3 km, and it has a school advantage score that is higher than most areas.
12.35
Higher than 79% 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).
247
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,007
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Boomerang Beach
1 school — 247 students, average ICSEA 1,007.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Pacific Palms Public School, Boomerang Beach | Government | Primary | 0.5 km | 247 | 1,007 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Boomerang Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10485/boomerang-beach/topic/education