42.7% ▲ +31.2%
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 32.5%
- 2016: 29.1%
- 2021: 42.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Empire Vale · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Empire Vale
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Only 10.2% of adults in Empire Vale hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the national figure. This reflects a community where fewer people have finished high school or university compared to most other areas.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Completion of Year 12 is far below the state and national figures, with only 42.7% of residents finishing their final year. Around 31.8% of people stopped their schooling at Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Empire Vale, the largest group is Year 12 at 44%, followed by Year 10 (33%) and Year 9 or below (14%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The level of higher education is much lower than the state average, with the typical qualification being a Certificate III or IV, held by half of the adults.
10.2% ▼ -9.0%
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.2%
- 2016: 6.5%
- 2021: 10.2%
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 Vale, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 61%; Bachelor degree is next at 17%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields of study are engineering at 28.3% and health at 17.4%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are two government primary schools within 3km, though the average school size is very small at just 21 students.
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).
21
Lower than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
947
Lower than 75% 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 Vale
2 schools — 42 students, average ICSEA 947.
By sector: Government 2
By type: Primary 2
| Empire Vale Public School, Empire Vale | Government | Primary | 1.6 km | 18 | 941 |
| Wardell Public School, Wardell | Government | Primary | 5.9 km | 24 | 952 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Empire Vale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11419/empire-vale/topic/education