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Elvina Bay · Suburb / Locality

Education & Qualifications in Elvina Bay

How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.

A far higher proportion of residents in Elvina Bay finished high school compared to the state average. This is a highly educated area where 41.3% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far above the national figure of 26.3%.

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Where Elvina Bay sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

41.3% —

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Elvina Bay — higher than 94% of areas.

Elvina Bay41.3%
2105, NSW 40.6%
New South Wales 27.8%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

High school completion is very high here, with 78.9% of people finishing Year 12. This is 20 percentage points above the figures for both New South Wales and Australia.

Completed Year 12

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78.9% —

Higher than 98% of suburb / locality areas.

Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.

Highest year of school

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In Elvina Bay, Year 12 is the majority at 84%; Year 10 is next at 10%.

Year 12 78.9% Year 10 9.9% Year 11 5.6%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

University degrees are common, as 41.3% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher. This is among the highest levels for similar areas and sits far above the state average of 27.8%.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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41.3% —

Higher than 94% of suburb / locality areas.

Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).

Highest qualification level

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In Elvina Bay, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 50%, followed by Certificate III / IV (21%) and Postgraduate degree (15%).

Bachelor degree 38.1% Certificate III / IV 15.9% Postgraduate degree 11.1% Advanced diploma / diploma 11.1%

Field of study

What people studied.

The most common fields of study for residents include management and commerce at 17.5%, followed by society and culture at 14.3% and engineering at 12.7%.

Schools

Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).

There are no schools within 3 km of the area, which is a smaller number than about 59% of similar places.

Schools within 3 km

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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).

Schools in and around Elvina Bay — hover a marker for details. Open the full map →

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
  • Australian Schools List — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA), 2025 (CC BY 4.0).

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Elvina Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11413/elvina-bay/topic/education