47.4% —
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 36.8%
- 2021: 47.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Charlotte Bay · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Charlotte Bay
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
About 39% of adults in Charlotte Bay hold a Certificate III or IV, the most common qualification in the area. While these vocational certificates are popular, the typical level of formal education here is far below the state and national figures.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Fewer than half of residents have completed Year 12, at 47.4%. This is far below the New South Wales and Australian figures, which both sit around 59%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Charlotte Bay, Year 12 is the majority at 54%; Year 10 is next at 31%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are less common here, with only 15.2% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the national figure of 26.3%.
15.2% —
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 11.5%
- 2021: 15.2%
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 Charlotte Bay, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 57%; Bachelor degree is next at 31%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Those with qualifications most often studied management and commerce (20%), followed by architecture and building (17%) and engineering (16%).
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has one government primary school, which is larger than those in 59% of similar areas and has an advantage score higher than most.
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).
247
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,007
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Charlotte Bay
1 school — 247 students, average ICSEA 1,007.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Pacific Palms Public School, Boomerang Beach | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 247 | 1,007 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Charlotte Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10886/charlotte-bay/topic/education