51.7% ▲ +77.7%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.1%
- 2016: 42.0%
- 2021: 51.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Eviron · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Eviron
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Just over half of residents in Eviron have finished Year 12, which is a higher rate than in most similar areas. Despite this, the community has far fewer people with university degrees compared to the state and national averages. This creates a profile where trade certificates are the most common qualification.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
While 51.7% of people completed Year 12, this is well below the 58.9% seen in New South Wales. About 27% of residents stopped their schooling at Year 10, and 13.5% finished at Year 9 or below.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Eviron, Year 12 is the majority at 53%; Year 10 is next at 28%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Only 14.2% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, a figure far below the Australian average of 26.3%. Most qualified residents hold a Certificate III or IV (32.5%) or an advanced diploma or diploma (21.9%).
14.2% ▲ +26.8%
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.2%
- 2016: 10.0%
- 2021: 14.2%
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 Eviron, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 39%, followed by Advanced diploma / diploma (26%) and Bachelor degree (23%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for those with qualifications are engineering (17.5%), followed by management and commerce and society and culture, which both sit at 14%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are three primary schools within 3 km, which is more than about 70% of similar areas. These schools are all government-run and are much smaller than usual, with an average of 41 students.
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).
41
Lower than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
997
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Eviron
3 schools — 124 students, average ICSEA 997.
By sector: Government 3
By type: Primary 3
| Duranbah Public School, Duranbah | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 56 | 1,058 |
| Tumbulgum Public School, Tumbulgum | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 19 | 941 |
| Condong Public School, Condong | Government | Primary | 4.6 km | 49 | 948 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Eviron [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11475/eviron/topic/education