CensusAtlas

Green Point · Suburb / Locality

Education & Qualifications in Green Point

How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.

Far fewer people in Green Point finished high school than in other parts of the state, with only 37.6% completing Year 12. This lack of formal schooling is paired with a smaller share of university degrees compared to the national average.

Open map →
📍 Green Point, Suburb / Locality

Where Green Point sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

17.0% —

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Green Point — higher than 59% of areas.

Green Point17.0%
2428, NSW 12.5%
New South Wales 27.8%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Only 37.6% of residents finished Year 12, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 58.9%. Roughly 33.9% of the community stopped after Year 10.

Completed Year 12

View on map →

37.6% —

Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.

Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.

Highest year of school

View on map →

Green Point splits fairly evenly between Year 12 (41%) and Year 10 (37%), with Year 9 or below at 14%.

Year 12 37.6% Year 10 33.9% Year 9 or below 12.9% Year 11 8.1%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 17% of the population, a figure well below the Australian average of 26.3%. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 39% of residents.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

View on map →

17.0% —

Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.

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 Green Point, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 47%, followed by Bachelor degree (25%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (19%).

Certificate III / IV 39.0% Bachelor degree 20.6% Advanced diploma / diploma 15.7% Postgraduate degree 6.3% Certificate I / II 1.7%

Field of study

What people studied.

Qualifications in the area are spread across several fields, led by management and commerce at 15%, followed by engineering at 13.6% and health at 13.2%.

Schools

Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).

There are no schools located within 3 km of the area, making it smaller for education access than about 59% of similar places.

Schools within 3 km

View on map →

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).

Schools in and around Green Point — hover a marker for details. Open the full map →

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
  • Australian Schools List — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA), 2025 (CC BY 4.0).

More for Green Point

Full area profile →

Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Green Point [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11761/green-point/topic/education