60.9% ▲ +11.4%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 54.7%
- 2016: 51.3%
- 2021: 60.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Ewingsdale · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Ewingsdale
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Higher levels of schooling and university degrees shape daily life in Ewingsdale, where nearly 30% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. This level of qualification is well above the national figure, creating a highly educated resident profile for the area.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
More people in Ewingsdale have finished high school than in most other areas, with 60.9% completing Year 12. This is a little above both the New South Wales and national figures.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Ewingsdale, Year 12 is the majority at 69%; Year 10 is next at 19%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The area is much more qualified than most similar places, with 29.8% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is well above the Australian average of 26.3%.
29.8% ▲ +40.0%
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.3%
- 2016: 23.6%
- 2021: 29.8%
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 Ewingsdale, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 41%, followed by Certificate III / IV (25%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (18%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for residents include management and commerce at 14.3%, followed by society and culture at 13% and health at 10.1%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Ewingsdale has a higher number of schools per 1,000 children than most areas, with the only school here being an independent combined primary and secondary facility.
5.85
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
1
Lower than 57% 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.
1,097
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Ewingsdale
1 school — 382 students, average ICSEA 1,097.
By sector: Independent 1
By type: Combined 1
| Cape Byron Rudolf Steiner School, Byron Bay | Independent | Combined | 2.4 km | 382 | 1,097 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Ewingsdale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11477/ewingsdale/topic/education