45.0% ▲ +14.0%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 39.5%
- 2016: 41.4%
- 2021: 45.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Camden · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Camden
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Certificate III or IV qualifications are the most common credential in Camden, held by 30.4% of adults. While some residents have higher degrees, the area generally has lower school and university completion rates than the state and national figures.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 45% of people in Camden completed Year 12, which is far below the New South Wales and Australian figures of around 59%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Camden, Year 12 is the majority at 51%; Year 10 is next at 31%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 18.8% of the population, which is higher than most similar areas but still well below the national figure of 26.3%.
18.8% ▲ +27.9%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.7%
- 2016: 17.2%
- 2021: 18.8%
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 Camden, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 40%, followed by Bachelor degree (25%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (20%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for qualified residents are management and commerce at 15.7%, followed by engineering and related fields at 13.9%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Camden has 13 schools within 3km, which is more than 85% of similar areas. These schools are larger than most and have a higher average advantage score than usual.
4.89
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
13
Higher than 83% 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).
480
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,008
Higher 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 Camden
13 schools — 6,240 students, average ICSEA 1,008.
By sector: Government 10 · Independent 2 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 9 · Secondary 3 · Combined 1
| St Paul's Catholic Primary School, Camden | Catholic | Primary | 0.7 km | 622 | 1,047 |
| Camden Public School, Camden | Government | Primary | 0.8 km | 313 | 1,041 |
| Camden South Public School, Camden | Government | Primary | 1.2 km | 712 | 1,021 |
| Mawarra Public School, Camden | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 386 | 1,017 |
| Elderslie High School, Elderslie | Government | Secondary | 2.1 km | 857 | 988 |
| Spring Farm Public School, Spring Farm | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 866 | 1,009 |
| Elderslie Public School, Elderslie | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 539 | 1,011 |
| Camden High School, Camden | Government | Secondary | 2.8 km | 912 | 976 |
| Aspect Macarthur School, Cobbitty | Independent | Primary | 3.5 km | 135 | 1,032 |
| Mater Dei School, Camden | Independent | Secondary | 3.9 km | 129 | 993 |
| Yandelora School, Narellan | Government | Combined | 3.9 km | 118 | 1,017 |
| Narellan Public School, Narellan | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 291 | 969 |
| Cobbitty Public School, Cobbitty | Government | Primary | 4.8 km | 360 | 1,021 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Camden [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10769/camden/topic/education