49.3% —
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 36.4%
- 2021: 49.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Butterwick · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Butterwick
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Education levels in Butterwick have shifted since 2011, with more residents now holding higher qualifications. Nearly half of the population has completed Year 12, and about 23% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. This makes the area's qualification levels much higher than most similar places.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion sits at 49.3%, which is higher than most similar areas. However, this remains well below the New South Wales figure of 58.9%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Butterwick, Year 12 is the majority at 52%; Year 10 is next at 30%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 23% of the population, a figure that is much higher than most similar areas but well below the national average of 26.3%. Certificates III or IV are the most common qualification at 37.5%.
23.0% —
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 17.4%
- 2021: 23.0%
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 Butterwick, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 44%, followed by Bachelor degree (26%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (16%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study are engineering and related subjects at 23.1%, followed by management and commerce at 21.2%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There is one government primary school within 3km of the area. With an average size of 47 students, it is much smaller than most schools in similar areas.
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).
47
Lower than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
992
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Butterwick
1 school — 47 students, average ICSEA 992.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Iona Public School, Woodville | Government | Primary | 4.4 km | 47 | 992 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Butterwick [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10723/butterwick/topic/education