48.0% ▲ +26.5%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 37.9%
- 2016: 42.5%
- 2021: 48.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Canyonleigh · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Canyonleigh
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More adults in Canyonleigh hold university degrees than in most similar areas, though overall schooling levels remain low. While nearly 20% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher, fewer than half of residents finished Year 12.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 48% of people finished Year 12, which is far below the New South Wales and national figures of around 59%. Roughly a third of residents peaked at Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Canyonleigh, Year 12 is the majority at 51%; Year 10 is next at 35%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
About 19.6% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher, which is higher than most similar areas but well below the national average. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 37.3% of residents.
19.6% ▲ +95.1%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.1%
- 2016: 14.5%
- 2021: 19.6%
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 Canyonleigh, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 45%, followed by Bachelor degree (19%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (17%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in the area are spread across various fields, with Engineering and related subjects being the most common at 18.5%, followed by Management and commerce at 16.2%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are no schools within 3 km of the area, making it smaller than about 59% of similar places.
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Lower than 99% 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).
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Canyonleigh [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10798/canyonleigh/topic/education