48.5% ▲ +27.3%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 38.1%
- 2016: 44.2%
- 2021: 48.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Empire Bay · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Empire Bay
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Nearly 39% of qualified adults in Empire Bay hold a Certificate III or IV, the most common qualification in the area. While university degrees are more common here than in most similar places, the percentage of residents who finished Year 12 is far below the national figure.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Less than half of residents, 48.5%, finished Year 12. This is far below the New South Wales and Australian figures, which both sit at around 59%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Empire Bay, Year 12 is the majority at 51%; Year 10 is next at 31%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
About 17.2% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher, which is higher than most similar areas but still well below the national figure of 26.3%.
17.2% ▲ +47.6%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.6%
- 2016: 13.5%
- 2021: 17.2%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →In Empire Bay, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 46%, followed by Bachelor degree (22%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (20%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for qualified residents are management and commerce at 17.8%, followed by engineering and related fields at 16.4%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Empire Bay has seven schools within 3km, which is more than about 79% of similar areas. Most of these are government primary schools.
1.99
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
7
Higher than 75% 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).
382
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,004
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Empire Bay
7 schools — 2,671 students, average ICSEA 1,004.
By sector: Government 6 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 6 · Secondary 1
| Empire Bay Public School, Empire Bay | Government | Primary | 0.6 km | 426 | 1,039 |
| Coast Christian School, Bensville | Independent | Primary | 2.2 km | 234 | 1,061 |
| Brisbania Public School, Saratoga | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 358 | 1,014 |
| Pretty Beach Public School, Pretty Beach | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 154 | 1,102 |
| Ettalong Public School, Ettalong Beach | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 490 | 975 |
| Woy Woy Public School, Woy Woy | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 365 | 970 |
| Brisbane Water Secondary College Woy Woy Campus, Woy Woy | Government | Secondary | 4.4 km | 644 | 974 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Empire Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11418/empire-bay/topic/education