28.1% ▼ -16.2%
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 33.6%
- 2016: 23.0%
- 2021: 28.1%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Dundurrabin · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Dundurrabin
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Only 28.1% of people in Dundurrabin finished Year 12, a figure far below the state and national averages. This highlights a community where very few residents hold higher degrees and most school-level education ends early.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Far fewer people have finished high school here than in most other areas, with only 28.1% completing Year 12. In contrast, 39.6% of residents peaked at Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Dundurrabin, the largest group is Year 10 at 43%, followed by Year 12 (31%) and Year 9 or below (15%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Higher education is rare in the area, as only 4.1% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the New South Wales figure of 27.8%.
4.1% ▼ -79.2%
Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.9%
- 2016: 3.6%
- 2021: 4.1%
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 Dundurrabin, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 55%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 32%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Those with qualifications are most often trained in agriculture and the environment, which accounts for 20% of degrees, followed by engineering and hospitality services at 15% each.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has a small government primary school with an average of 12 students. This school has one of the lowest advantage scores compared to similar areas.
50.00
Higher than 99% 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).
12
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
879
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Dundurrabin
1 school — 12 students, average ICSEA 879.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Dundurrabin Public School, Dundurrabin | Government | Primary | 6.1 km | 12 | 879 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Dundurrabin [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11318/dundurrabin/topic/education