65.9% ▲ +22.1%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 53.9%
- 2016: 51.6%
- 2021: 65.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Byron Bay · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Byron Bay
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Well above the national figure for school and university completion, Byron Bay has a highly educated population. About 66% of residents finished Year 12, which is a gap of 7 percentage points over the rest of Australia. This trend extends to higher education, where roughly one in three adults holds a university degree.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is much higher here than in most areas, reaching 65.9%. This is well above the New South Wales figure of 58.9%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Byron Bay, Year 12 is the majority at 74%; Year 10 is next at 16%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University qualifications are common, with 32.5% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is well above the Australian average of 26.3%.
32.5% ▲ +47.9%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.0%
- 2016: 23.5%
- 2021: 32.5%
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 Byron Bay, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 41%, followed by Certificate III / IV (22%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (20%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications are in management and commerce at 16.3%, followed by society and culture at 13.6% and creative arts at 11.2%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Byron Bay has more schools per child than most areas, with five schools within 3km. These schools are larger than usual and have a much higher advantage score than most similar areas.
5.61
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
5
Higher than 73% 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).
417
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,072
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Byron Bay
5 schools — 2,083 students, average ICSEA 1,072.
By sector: Government 2 · Independent 2 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 3 · Secondary 1 · Combined 1
| Byron Bay Public School, Byron Bay | Government | Primary | 1.2 km | 461 | 1,067 |
| Byron Community Primary School, Byron Bay | Independent | Primary | 1.2 km | 95 | 1,094 |
| St Finbarr's Primary School, Byron Bay | Catholic | Primary | 2.4 km | 325 | 1,096 |
| Byron Bay High School, Byron Bay | Government | Secondary | 2.6 km | 820 | 1,050 |
| Cape Byron Rudolf Steiner School, Byron Bay | Independent | Combined | 3.6 km | 382 | 1,097 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Byron Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10731/byron-bay/topic/education