43.1% —
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 32.7%
- 2021: 43.1%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Crowther · Suburb / Locality
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A low rate of high school completion defines the education profile in Crowther, where only 43.1% of residents finished Year 12. This figure is far below the national average, reflecting a community where many people left school early or hold trade-based qualifications instead of university degrees.
Highest year of school completed.
Fewer than half of residents finished Year 12, which is 16 percentage points lower than the national figure. Roughly 26% of people peaked at Year 10, while 17.2% left school in Year 9 or earlier.
43.1% —
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
In Crowther, the largest group is Year 12 at 46%, followed by Year 10 (28%) and Year 9 or below (19%).
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are uncommon here, with only 11.3% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the New South Wales average, while Certificate III or IV qualifications are the most common, held by 38.2% of people.
11.3% —
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
In Crowther, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 54%; Bachelor degree is next at 29%.
What people studied.
Most qualified residents specialised in management and commerce (26.5%), followed by engineering and agriculture and environment, which both account for 17.6%.
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are no schools within 3 km of the area, a situation seen in about 59% of similar places.
0
Lower than 99% 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).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Crowther [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11133/crowther/topic/education