44.9% ▲ +34.2%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 33.5%
- 2016: 43.6%
- 2021: 44.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Central Mangrove · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Central Mangrove
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
About 32% of adults in Central Mangrove hold a Certificate III or IV, the most common qualification in the area. While university degrees are more frequent here than in most similar places, the community generally has lower school and degree completion rates than the state and national figures.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Less than half of residents, 44.9%, finished Year 12, which is far below the New South Wales and Australian figures of around 59%. Other common outcomes include 24.6% who reached Year 10 and 13% who left school at Year 9 or below.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Central Mangrove, the largest group is Year 12 at 49%, followed by Year 10 (27%) and Year 9 or below (14%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 19.9% of the population. While this is higher than most similar areas, it remains well below the national figure of 26.3%.
19.9% ▲ +202.6%
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.6%
- 2016: 12.8%
- 2021: 19.9%
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 Central Mangrove, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 39%, followed by Bachelor degree (30%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (15%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study are management and commerce at 22.1%, followed by engineering and related fields at 18.3%. Health, architecture, building, agriculture and environment also represent smaller shares of qualifications.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area is served by two government primary schools, though the average school size is very small at just 21 students. This is one of the lowest sizes for its level, and the average school advantage score is much lower than most areas.
29.41
Higher than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
2
Higher than 62% 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).
21
Lower than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
914
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Central Mangrove
2 schools — 42 students, average ICSEA 914.
By sector: Government 2
By type: Primary 2
| Central Mangrove Public School, Central Mangrove | Government | Primary | 1.4 km | 23 | 886 |
| Peats Ridge Public School, Peats Ridge | Government | Primary | 4.9 km | 19 | 947 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Central Mangrove [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10875/central-mangrove/topic/education