39.7% ▲ +28.3%
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.9%
- 2016: 37.1%
- 2021: 39.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Dungay · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Dungay
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Fewer than 40% of residents in Dungay have finished Year 12, which is far below the national figure. While some adults hold high-level degrees, the area generally has lower levels of formal schooling compared to most other places.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 39.7% of people completed Year 12, which is 19 percentage points lower than both the state and national figures. For many, the highest year of school reached was Year 10 (31.8%) or Year 9 and below (14.5%).
Highest year of school
View on map →In Dungay, the largest group is Year 12 at 42%, followed by Year 10 (34%) and Year 9 or below (15%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
About 18.3% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, a figure that is higher than most similar areas but still well below the New South Wales average. Certificate III or IV is the most common qualification, held by 34.2% of residents.
18.3% ▲ +47.7%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.4%
- 2016: 18.6%
- 2021: 18.3%
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 Dungay, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 43%, followed by Bachelor degree (26%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (17%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for qualified residents are management and commerce (16.2%), followed by engineering and education, which both sit at 14.4%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Dungay has two government primary schools within 3km, though these are much smaller than most other areas with a typical size of 77 students. These schools also have a lower average advantage score than most similar 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).
77
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
959
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Dungay
2 schools — 154 students, average ICSEA 959.
By sector: Government 2
By type: Primary 2
| Dungay Public School, Dungay | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 74 | 980 |
| Crystal Creek Public School, Crystal Creek | Government | Primary | 5.3 km | 80 | 939 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Dungay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11321/dungay/topic/education