42.6% ▲ +45.1%
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.4%
- 2016: 37.3%
- 2021: 42.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Callala Bay · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Callala Bay
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Forty per cent of qualified adults in Callala Bay hold a Certificate III or IV, making it the most common qualification in the area. Overall, the community has far fewer people who finished Year 12 or earned a university degree compared to both the state and national figures.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 42.6% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the New South Wales and Australian figures of around 59%. Many locals left school earlier, with 34.1% finishing at Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Callala Bay, the largest group is Year 12 at 44%, followed by Year 10 (35%) and Year 9 or below (15%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The proportion of adults with a bachelor degree or higher is 16.3%, which is far below the national figure of 26.3%. Other common qualifications include advanced diplomas or diplomas at 16%.
16.3% ▲ +73.2%
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.4%
- 2016: 11.4%
- 2021: 16.3%
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 Callala Bay, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 48%, followed by Bachelor degree (20%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (19%).
Field of study
What people studied.
People with qualifications in Callala Bay most often studied engineering and related fields (18.5%) or management and commerce (17.1%). Society and culture accounts for 12.3% of the breakdown.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area is served by one government primary school within 3km, though the average school size and advantage score are both lower than most areas.
3.01
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
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).
151
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
971
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Callala Bay
1 school — 151 students, average ICSEA 971.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Callala Public School, Callala Bay | Government | Primary | 0.6 km | 151 | 971 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Callala Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10756/callala-bay/topic/education