44.6% ▲ +27.9%
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 34.9%
- 2016: 38.0%
- 2021: 44.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Caniaba · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Caniaba
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Caniaba sits around the middle of similar areas for schooling and higher degrees. While the town has a fair amount of local school options, far fewer residents have finished Year 12 or earned a university degree compared to the state and national figures.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 44.6% of residents have completed Year 12, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 58.9%. About 32.3% of people listed Year 10 as their highest level of schooling.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Caniaba, the largest group is Year 12 at 49%, followed by Year 10 (36%) and Year 9 or below (8%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 16.3% of the population, far below the national figure of 26.3%. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 39.2% of residents.
16.3% ▲ +26.7%
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.8%
- 2016: 15.7%
- 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 Caniaba, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 47%, followed by Bachelor degree (24%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (19%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study are management and commerce at 17.2%, followed by engineering and related fields at 13.5% and education at 11.7%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Caniaba has more schools per 1,000 children than most similar areas, with four schools within 3km. These schools are generally smaller than average, and 75% are government primary schools.
5.68
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
4
Higher than 71% 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).
138
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
990
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Caniaba
4 schools — 550 students, average ICSEA 990.
By sector: Government 3 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 3 · Combined 1
| Caniaba Public School, Lismore | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 29 | 955 |
| Lismore South Public School, South Lismore | Government | Primary | 5.5 km | 106 | 898 |
| Albert Park Public School, East Lismore | Government | Primary | 5.9 km | 102 | 950 |
| Living School, Lismore | Independent | Combined | 6.7 km | 313 | 1,037 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Caniaba [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10789/caniaba/topic/education