64.5% —
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 54.5%
- 2021: 64.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Hayters Hill · Suburb / Locality
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Higher education levels than most of the country shape the adult population in Hayters Hill. Nearly half of all adults hold a university degree, and 64.5% of residents finished Year 12, which is well above the national figure.
Highest year of school completed.
Schooling levels are high here, with 64.5% of people completing Year 12. This is well above the New South Wales figure of 58.9% and the Australian average of 58.8%.
64.5% —
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
In Hayters Hill, Year 12 is the majority at 69%; Year 10 is next at 21%.
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The area has one of the highest proportions of university-educated adults in the region. About 48.4% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher, which is far above the 26.3% seen across Australia.
48.4% —
Higher than 98% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
In Hayters Hill, Bachelor degree is the majority at 52%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 17%.
What people studied.
Qualifications are spread across several fields, with health being the most common at 22.2%. Management and commerce follows at 18.5%, while natural and physical sciences account for 14.8%.
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are three schools within 3km, which is more than 70% of similar areas. These schools are larger than usual and have a school advantage score that is much higher than most areas.
3
Higher than 67% 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).
509
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,072
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
3 schools — 1,527 students, average ICSEA 1,072.
By sector: Independent 1 · Government 1 · Catholic 1
By type: Combined 1 · Secondary 1 · Primary 1
| Cape Byron Rudolf Steiner School, Byron Bay | Independent | Combined | 2.7 km | 382 | 1,097 |
| Byron Bay High School, Byron Bay | Government | Secondary | 3.2 km | 820 | 1,050 |
| St Finbarr's Primary School, Byron Bay | Catholic | Primary | 3.3 km | 325 | 1,096 |
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Hayters Hill [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11886/hayters-hill/topic/education