39.8% ▲ +65.2%
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.1%
- 2016: 26.1%
- 2021: 39.8%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Condong · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Condong
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Education levels in Condong have remained consistently lower than state and national figures, with fewer residents finishing high school or attending university. Only 39.8% of people completed Year 12, which is far below the New South Wales rate of 58.9%. This trend of lower formal schooling is seen across the board in the area's qualification data.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion sits at 39.8%, which is far below the national figure of 58.8% and lower than most areas. About 33.1% of residents reached Year 10 as their highest point of schooling.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Condong, the largest group is Year 12 at 45%, followed by Year 10 (37%) and Year 11 (9%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 11.3% of the population, far below the 27.8% seen across New South Wales. The most common qualification held is a Certificate III or IV, held by 45% of residents.
11.3% ▲ +81.4%
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.3%
- 2016: 9.4%
- 2021: 11.3%
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 Condong, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 54%; Bachelor degree is next at 20%.
Field of study
What people studied.
For those with qualifications, the most common fields are Engineering and related fields at 17.9%, followed by Health at 14.3% and Management and commerce at 11.4%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Condong has 16.39 schools per 1,000 children, which is much higher than most areas, though the average school size is much lower than typical. All three primary schools within 3km are government-run.
16.39
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
3
Higher than 67% 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).
73
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
938
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Condong
3 schools — 220 students, average ICSEA 938.
By sector: Government 3
By type: Primary 3
| Condong Public School, Condong | Government | Primary | 0.9 km | 49 | 948 |
| Murwillumbah East Public School, Murwillumbah | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 152 | 935 |
| Tumbulgum Public School, Tumbulgum | Government | Primary | 5.0 km | 19 | 941 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Condong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11003/condong/topic/education