46.5% ▲ +37.7%
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 33.8%
- 2016: 38.3%
- 2021: 46.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Carey Bay · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Carey Bay
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Education levels in Carey Bay have stayed relatively stable, though school completion remains low. Only 46.5% of residents have finished Year 12, which is far below the national figure. Despite this, the area has a higher proportion of university degrees than most similar areas.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Far fewer people in Carey Bay finished Year 12 compared to the state and national figures, with a gap of 12 percentage points. About 30.5% of residents stopped their schooling at Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Carey Bay, the largest group is Year 12 at 49%, followed by Year 10 (32%) and Year 9 or below (13%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
A bachelor degree or higher is held by 22.9% of adults, which is higher than most similar areas. However, this is still well below the New South Wales average of 27.8%.
22.9% ▲ +44.9%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.8%
- 2016: 18.4%
- 2021: 22.9%
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 Carey Bay, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 33%, followed by Bachelor degree (27%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (24%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications are in management and commerce at 19.1%, followed closely by engineering and related fields at 18.5%. Health and society and culture also make up a fair share of degrees.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are five schools within 3km, which is more than about 75% of similar areas. Most of these are government primary schools.
5
Higher than 73% 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).
381
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
981
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Carey Bay
5 schools — 1,903 students, average ICSEA 981.
By sector: Government 4 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 4 · Secondary 1
| Coal Point Public School, Coal Point | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 245 | 1,065 |
| Toronto Public School, Toronto | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 201 | 910 |
| St Joseph's Primary School, Kilaben Bay | Catholic | Primary | 2.2 km | 194 | 1,023 |
| Rathmines Public School, Rathmines | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 311 | 996 |
| Toronto High School, Toronto | Government | Secondary | 2.9 km | 952 | 961 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Carey Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10811/carey-bay/topic/education