32.5% ▲ +12.3%
Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.9%
- 2016: 29.7%
- 2021: 32.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Glendon Brook · Suburb / Locality
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Nearly 46% of adults in Glendon Brook hold a Certificate III or IV, the most common qualification in the area. This community has far fewer people finishing high school or earning university degrees compared to the rest of the state.
Highest year of school completed.
Only 32.5% of residents have completed Year 12, which is far below the New South Wales and national figures. The most common highest year of school completed is Year 10 at 36.9%.
32.5% ▲ +12.3%
Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
In Glendon Brook, the largest group is Year 10 at 42%, followed by Year 12 (37%) and Year 9 or below (12%).
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 10.8% of the population, a figure far below both the state and national averages.
10.8% ▲ +44.1%
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
In Glendon Brook, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 59%; Bachelor degree is next at 19%.
What people studied.
The most common fields of qualification are Engineering and related studies at 22.7%, followed by Management and commerce at 9.7%.
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are no schools within 3 km of this area, making it smaller 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).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Glendon Brook [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11665/glendon-brook/topic/education