54.8% —
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 53.5%
- 2021: 54.8%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Gelston Park · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Gelston Park
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A bachelor degree or higher is held by 32.8% of adults in Gelston Park, a figure well above the national average. This makes the area much more qualified than most similar places, despite a lower rate of high school completion. It is a community where many residents have pursued higher education beyond the classroom.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 54.8% of residents finished Year 12, which is higher than most similar areas. However, this is well below the New South Wales figure of 58.9% and the Australian average of 58.8%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Gelston Park, Year 12 is the majority at 59%; Year 10 is next at 30%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are common here, with 32.8% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is well above the 26.3% national average, with bachelor degrees specifically making up 38.8% of the highest qualifications held.
32.8% —
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 24.0%
- 2021: 32.8%
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 Gelston Park, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 42%, followed by Certificate III / IV (33%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (15%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study are health at 22.4%, followed by management and commerce at 17.6%. Engineering and society and culture both account for 14.1% of qualifications.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are no schools within 3 km of the area, which is smaller than about 59% of similar places.
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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).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Gelston Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11601/gelston-park/topic/education