50.0% ▲ +59.3%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31.4%
- 2016: 33.3%
- 2021: 50.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Dignams Creek · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Dignams Creek
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A high proportion of university degrees marks the local workforce in Dignams Creek, where nearly a quarter of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. This is much higher than most similar areas, though it remains below the state and national figures.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Half of the residents have completed Year 12, which is higher than most similar areas but well below the New South Wales average of 58.9%. About 20% of people stopped their schooling at Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Dignams Creek, Year 12 is the majority at 62%; Year 10 is next at 25%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Higher qualifications are common here, with 24.4% of adults holding a bachelor degree or more. This is much higher than most similar areas, although it is still a little below the Australian figure of 26.3%.
24.4% ▲ +76.9%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.8%
- 2016: 26.3%
- 2021: 24.4%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Dignams Creek splits fairly evenly between Advanced diploma / diploma (27%) and Certificate III / IV (27%), with Postgraduate degree at 22%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of qualification are engineering and society and culture, both at 15.4%. These are followed by agriculture, environment and education, which each account for 13.5% of degrees.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are no schools within 3 km of the area, making it smaller than about 59% of similar areas.
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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).
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Dignams Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11257/dignams-creek/topic/education