39.0% ▲ +186.7%
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.6%
- 2016: 31.9%
- 2021: 39.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Carroll · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Carroll
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Education levels in Carroll have remained largely unchanged since 2011, with a low proportion of residents holding university degrees. Only 11.6% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the national figure of 26.3%. This pattern is reflected in school completion, as only 39% of people finished Year 12.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Fewer people in Carroll finished high school compared to most areas, with only 39% completing Year 12. This is far below the New South Wales figure of 58.9%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Carroll, the largest group is Year 12 at 43%, followed by Year 10 (32%) and Year 9 or below (17%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The most common qualification here is a Certificate III or IV, held by 38.2% of adults. This helps explain why the proportion of people with bachelor degrees is much lower than the state average.
11.6% ▲ +165.7%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.4%
- 2016: 7.3%
- 2021: 11.6%
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 Carroll, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 47%, followed by Bachelor degree (21%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (21%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Engineering and related fields are the most common areas of study at 22.1%, followed by management and commerce at 11.5%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has a high number of schools per 1,000 children, though the typical school size is much lower than most areas. The only school here is a government primary school.
13.33
Higher than 80% 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).
46
Lower than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
987
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Carroll
1 school — 46 students, average ICSEA 987.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Carroll Public School, Carroll | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 46 | 987 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Carroll [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10831/carroll/topic/education