40.4% —
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 36.7%
- 2021: 40.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Garland · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Garland
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer people have finished high school in Garland than in most similar areas. Only 40.4% of residents completed Year 12, which is a huge gap compared to the national figure of 58.8%. This trend of lower schooling levels is mirrored in higher education, where the area sits far below the state and national averages for degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 40.4% of people here finished Year 12, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 58.9%. Nearly 30% of residents stopped their schooling at Year 10, and 12.3% left at Year 9 or below.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Garland, the largest group is Year 12 at 49%, followed by Year 10 (36%) and Year 9 or below (15%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The typical adult is less likely to hold a university degree, with only 15.5% having a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the Australian average of 26.3%, though the most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV at 35%.
15.5% —
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 6.1%
- 2021: 15.5%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →In Garland, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 44%, followed by Bachelor degree (28%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (16%).
Field of study
What people studied.
For those with qualifications, the most common field is engineering and related studies at 17.5%. Health, society and culture, and creative arts each make up 10% of qualifications.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are no schools within 3 km of this area, which is a smaller number than about 59% of similar areas.
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Lower than 99% 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).
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Garland [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11593/garland/topic/education