19.6% ▲ +135.3%
Lower than 98% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.3%
- 2016: 13.7%
- 2021: 19.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Cabbage Tree Island · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Cabbage Tree Island
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Educational attainment has remained very low on Cabbage Tree Island, where no adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the national figure of 26.3%, marking the area as one of the least qualified in the region.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 19.6% of residents have completed Year 12, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 58.9%. The most common highest year of school completed is Year 10, at 35.3%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Cabbage Tree Island, the largest group is Year 10 at 50%, followed by Year 12 (28%) and Year 9 or below (22%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
No adults in the area hold a university degree, which is far below the national average. The highest qualification level reached by some residents is a Certificate III or IV, held by 14.3%.
0.0% → —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
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 Cabbage Tree Island, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 100%.
Field of study
What people studied.
For those with qualifications, the most common field is Agriculture and Environment, accounting for 23.8% of degrees or certificates.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are three schools within 3 km, though the average school size of 31 is much lower than most areas. All local schools are government-run primary schools.
3
Higher than 67% 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).
31
Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
907
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Cabbage Tree Island
3 schools — 92 students, average ICSEA 907.
By sector: Government 3
By type: Primary 3
| Broadwater Public School, Broadwater | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 47 | 979 |
| Wardell Public School, Wardell | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 24 | 952 |
| Cabbage Tree Island Public School, Cabbage Tree Island | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 21 | 694 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Cabbage Tree Island [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10736/cabbage-tree-island/topic/education