42.3% ▼ -16.3%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 50.5%
- 2016: 42.2%
- 2021: 42.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Downside · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Downside
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Education levels in Downside have seen a shift toward higher qualifications, with nearly a quarter of adults now holding a bachelor degree or more. While the area is far below the national figure for finishing high school, it has a strong presence of university-educated residents.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 42.3% of residents have completed Year 12, which is far below the New South Wales and Australian figures. About 34% of people in Downside stopped their schooling at Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Downside, the largest group is Year 12 at 49%, followed by Year 10 (39%) and Year 9 or below (7%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 22.2% of the population, a figure that is higher than most similar areas but still well below the national average. Trade certificates are the most common qualification at 32.8%.
22.2% ▼ -17.4%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.9%
- 2016: 19.2%
- 2021: 22.2%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Downside splits fairly evenly between Certificate III / IV (40%) and Bachelor degree (35%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 15%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study are Agriculture and environment at 24.1%, followed by Management and commerce at 17.2% and Education at 13.8%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Downside has two schools within 3km, which is more than about 66% of similar areas. These schools are among the largest at this level and have an average advantage score that is much higher than most areas.
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).
701
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,080
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Downside
2 schools — 1,402 students, average ICSEA 1,080.
By sector: Government 1 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 1 · Combined 1
| Estella Public School, Wagga Wagga | Government | Primary | 7.6 km | 402 | 1,019 |
| The Riverina Anglican College, Wagga Wagga | Independent | Combined | 8.0 km | 1,000 | 1,104 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Downside [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11287/downside/topic/education