45.7% —
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Glen Allen · Suburb / Locality
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Only 6.7% of adults in Glen Allen hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the national figure. This sparsely populated area has low levels of formal schooling and higher education compared to both the state and the rest of Australia.
Highest year of school completed.
Fewer than half of residents, 45.7%, have completed Year 12. This is far below the New South Wales figure of 58.9%.
45.7% —
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
In Glen Allen, Year 12 is the majority at 88%; Year 10 is next at 13%.
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Higher education is uncommon here, with the 6.7% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher being far below the national figure of 26.3%. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 17.2% of people.
6.7% —
Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
In Glen Allen, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 63%; Bachelor degree is next at 38%.
What people studied.
Qualifications in Glen Allen are often linked to the land, with 20.7% of degrees or certificates in agriculture and environment, and 10.3% in engineering.
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are no schools located within 3 km of the area.
0
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).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Glen Allen [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11648/glen-allen/topic/education