36.8% ▲ +27.5%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.9%
- 2016: 28.2%
- 2021: 36.8%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Brownsville · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Brownsville
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Only 8.4% of adults in Brownsville hold a bachelor degree or higher, a figure far below the national average. This creates a distinct educational profile for the area, where a small minority of residents have university qualifications compared to most other places.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
School completion rates are far below the state and national figures, with only 36.8% of residents finishing Year 12. The most common highest year of schooling is Year 10 at 37.3%.
Highest year of school
View on map →Brownsville splits fairly evenly between Year 10 (39%) and Year 12 (38%), with Year 9 or below at 17%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Most residents hold trade or vocational certificates, with 45.5% holding a Certificate III or IV. This helps explain why bachelor degrees are much less common here than in other areas.
8.4% ▲ +44.8%
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.8%
- 2016: 7.5%
- 2021: 8.4%
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 Brownsville, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 54%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 21%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with higher qualifications, the most common fields are engineering and related services at 22.9%, followed by management and commerce at 13.9%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 12 schools within 3 km, which is more than 84% of similar areas. These schools are generally larger than most, and three quarters are government-run.
12
Higher than 82% 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).
511
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
974
Lower 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 Brownsville
12 schools — 6,128 students, average ICSEA 974.
By sector: Government 9 · Independent 2 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 7 · Secondary 3 · Combined 2
| Hayes Park Public School, Kanahooka | Government | Primary | 1.0 km | 601 | 972 |
| Kanahooka High School, Kanahooka | Government | Secondary | 1.5 km | 581 | 912 |
| St John's Catholic Primary School, Dapto | Catholic | Primary | 1.7 km | 623 | 1,038 |
| Koonawarra Public School, Dapto | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 192 | 838 |
| Berkeley West Public School, Berkeley | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 157 | 868 |
| Lakelands Public School, Dapto | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 370 | 952 |
| Dapto High School, Dapto | Government | Secondary | 3.1 km | 988 | 968 |
| Farmborough Road Public School, Unanderra | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 226 | 961 |
| Cedars Christian College, Unanderra | Independent | Combined | 3.4 km | 661 | 1,067 |
| Cedars Christian College - Aspire, Unanderra | Independent | Combined | 3.4 km | 13 | 1,094 |
| Dapto Public School, Horsley | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 790 | 1,006 |
| Illawarra Sports High School, Berkeley | Government | Secondary | 3.7 km | 926 | 937 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Brownsville [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10609/brownsville/topic/education