40.0% ▲ +39.8%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.6%
- 2016: 30.9%
- 2021: 40.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Culburra Beach · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Culburra Beach
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A gap of 19 percentage points exists between Culburra Beach and the rest of the country in Year 12 completion. While many residents have trade certificates, the area has far fewer people finishing high school than the state or national figures.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 40% of people here completed Year 12, which is far below the New South Wales and Australian figures. Many residents finished their schooling at Year 10 or earlier.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Culburra Beach, the largest group is Year 12 at 42%, followed by Year 10 (35%) and Year 9 or below (16%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Trade qualifications are common, with 40.8% holding a Certificate III or IV. However, those with a bachelor degree or higher make up 17.5% of adults, which is well below the national figure.
17.5% ▲ +83.3%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.5%
- 2016: 10.8%
- 2021: 17.5%
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 Culburra Beach, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 48%, followed by Bachelor degree (21%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (17%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of qualification for residents are Engineering and related subjects at 19.1%, followed by Management and commerce at 16.1%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area is served by two primary schools within 3km, both of which are government-run. These schools are smaller than those in most similar areas.
2.64
Lower than 62% 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).
163
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
949
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Culburra Beach
2 schools — 325 students, average ICSEA 949.
By sector: Government 2
By type: Primary 2
| Culburra Public School, Culburra Beach | Government | Primary | 1.4 km | 219 | 952 |
| Greenwell Point Public School, Greenwell Point | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 106 | 943 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Culburra Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11147/culburra-beach/topic/education