34.2% ▲ +31.6%
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.0%
- 2016: 27.1%
- 2021: 34.2%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Ellalong · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Ellalong
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Nearly half of all qualified adults in Ellalong hold a Certificate III or IV. This is a place where few residents have finished high school, and it has a much lower rate of university degrees than both the state and national figures.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 34.2% of people here finished Year 12, which is far below the New South Wales and Australian figures. Most people's highest level of schooling is Year 10, at 38.2%.
Highest year of school
View on map →Ellalong splits fairly evenly between Year 10 (41%) and Year 12 (36%), with Year 9 or below at 13%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are uncommon here, with only 9.5% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the 27.8% seen across New South Wales.
9.5% ▲ +70.2%
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.6%
- 2016: 8.1%
- 2021: 9.5%
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 Ellalong, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 58%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 19%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are Engineering and related studies at 19.4%, followed by Management and Commerce at 14.2% and Health at 12.1%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has five primary schools within 3km, though the typical school size of 135 is lower than most areas. Every school in the area is a government primary school.
3.11
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
5
Higher than 73% 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).
135
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
912
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Ellalong
5 schools — 673 students, average ICSEA 912.
By sector: Government 5
By type: Primary 5
| Ellalong Public School, Ellalong | Government | Primary | 1.6 km | 114 | 903 |
| Paxton Public School, Paxton | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 80 | 926 |
| Congewai Public School, Congewai | Government | Primary | 4.7 km | 11 | 888 |
| Bellbird Public School, Bellbird | Government | Primary | 7.8 km | 355 | 907 |
| Kitchener Public School, Kitchener | Government | Primary | 7.9 km | 113 | 930 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Ellalong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11401/ellalong/topic/education