47.0% ▲ +16.0%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 40.5%
- 2016: 41.9%
- 2021: 47.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Diamond Beach · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Diamond Beach
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Fewer than half of residents in Diamond Beach finished Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. While school completion is lower, the area has a high proportion of adults with university degrees compared to similar places.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 47% of people completed Year 12, a rate far below the 58.9% seen across New South Wales. Nearly 30% of residents reached Year 10 as their highest level of schooling.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Diamond Beach, Year 12 is the majority at 50%; Year 10 is next at 32%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
About 23.3% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is much higher than most similar areas. However, this is still well below the Australian average of 26.3%.
23.3% ▲ +43.4%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.2%
- 2016: 14.9%
- 2021: 23.3%
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 Diamond Beach, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 39%, followed by Bachelor degree (27%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (20%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications are spread across several fields, with management and commerce being the most common at 15.7%, followed by engineering and health at around 12.7% and 12.6%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has more schools per 1,000 children than most similar places, with one primary government school within 3km. This school has an advantage score of 1,021, which is higher than most areas.
5.41
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
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).
302
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,021
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Diamond Beach
1 school — 302 students, average ICSEA 1,021.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Hallidays Point Public School, Diamond Beach | Government | Primary | 1.3 km | 302 | 1,021 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Diamond Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11253/diamond-beach/topic/education