44.6% ▲ +52.0%
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.4%
- 2016: 33.5%
- 2021: 44.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Chillingham · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Chillingham
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Higher university qualification rates than most similar areas define the educational profile of Chillingham. While 18.7% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, this remains well below the national figure. The area is largely residential with a small number of primary school students.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 44.6% of residents finished Year 12, which is far below the 58.8% national average. About 34.4% of the population listed Year 10 as their highest level of schooling.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Chillingham, the largest group is Year 12 at 48%, followed by Year 10 (37%) and Year 9 or below (8%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
People with a bachelor degree or higher make up 18.7% of adults, a figure that is higher than most similar areas but well below the New South Wales average of 27.8%. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 38% of residents.
18.7% ▲ +138.6%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.8%
- 2016: 11.6%
- 2021: 18.7%
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 Chillingham, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 48%, followed by Bachelor degree (23%) and Graduate diploma / certificate (9%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for those with qualifications are Health at 14% and Education at 12.4%, followed by Society and Culture at 11.6%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Chillingham has a high number of schools per 1,000 children, with two government primary schools within 3km. These schools are much smaller than those in most other areas, with a typical size of just 58 students.
26.32
Higher than 92% 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).
58
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
959
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Chillingham
2 schools — 115 students, average ICSEA 959.
By sector: Government 2
By type: Primary 2
| Chillingham Public School, Chillingham | Government | Primary | 0.7 km | 35 | 1,005 |
| Crystal Creek Public School, Crystal Creek | Government | Primary | 4.3 km | 80 | 939 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Chillingham [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10903/chillingham/topic/education