59.8% ▲ +1.6%
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 58.8%
- 2016: 54.3%
- 2021: 59.8%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Eureka · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Eureka
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Higher levels of schooling shape daily life in Eureka, where 59.8% of residents have completed Year 12. While this is much higher than in most similar areas, the community's overall university qualification rate remains well below the national figure.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 60% of people have finished Year 12, which is about the same as the New South Wales and Australian figures. Only 13.5% of residents stopped their schooling at Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Eureka, Year 12 is the majority at 71%; Year 10 is next at 16%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 22.5% of the population. This is higher than most similar areas, though it sits well below the 26.3% national average.
22.5% ▼ -9.2%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.8%
- 2016: 24.9%
- 2021: 22.5%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Eureka splits fairly evenly between Certificate III / IV (32%) and Bachelor degree (27%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 20%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications are in management and commerce at 14.1%, followed by society and culture at 10.3%. Creative arts and health also feature prominently in the local workforce.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Eureka has a high number of schools per child, with three primary schools within 3km. These government-run schools are much smaller than most others and have a much higher advantage score.
19.23
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
3
Higher than 67% 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).
46
Lower than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,053
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Eureka
3 schools — 138 students, average ICSEA 1,053.
By sector: Government 3
By type: Primary 3
| Eureka Public School, Eureka | Government | Primary | 0.2 km | 32 | 1,084 |
| Rosebank Public School, Rosebank | Government | Primary | 4.9 km | 20 | 989 |
| Clunes Public School, Clunes | Government | Primary | 5.1 km | 86 | 1,056 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Eureka [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11464/eureka/topic/education