34.0% ▲ +5.4%
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 32.3%
- 2016: 31.0%
- 2021: 34.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Broadwater · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Broadwater
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Only 34% of people in Broadwater have completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure. This gap in school completion is mirrored in higher education, where few residents hold university degrees compared to the rest of the state.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
School completion is far below the state and national averages, with only 34% finishing Year 12. About 33.6% of residents have Year 10 as their highest level of schooling.
Highest year of school
View on map →Broadwater splits fairly evenly between Year 12 (39%) and Year 10 (39%), with Year 9 or below at 13%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University qualifications are uncommon here, as only 11.9% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the national figure of 26.3%, while Certificate III or IV is the most common qualification at 40%.
11.9% ▲ +86.1%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.4%
- 2016: 8.0%
- 2021: 11.9%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →In Broadwater, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 54%; Bachelor degree is next at 17%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in this area are spread across several fields, led by Engineering at 15.8%, followed by Management and commerce at 12.2% and Society and culture at 11.3%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 9.8 schools per 1,000 children, which is much higher than most similar areas. All local schools are government-run, with an average size of 289 students.
9.80
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
2
Higher than 62% 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).
289
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
957
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Broadwater
2 schools — 578 students, average ICSEA 957.
By sector: Government 2
By type: Primary 1 · Combined 1
| Broadwater Public School, Broadwater | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 47 | 979 |
| Evans River Community School, Evans Head | Government | Combined | 8.7 km | 531 | 955 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Broadwater [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10577/broadwater/topic/education