46.3% ▲ +1.9%
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 45.5%
- 2016: 36.3%
- 2021: 46.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Huonbrook · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Huonbrook
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Finding a balance between practical skills and higher learning defines the local landscape in Huonbrook. While fewer people here finished Year 12 compared to the national figure, a significant 24.4% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. This creates a mix of residents with diverse educational backgrounds in a rural setting.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 46.3% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the New South Wales and national figures of around 59%. For those who did not finish high school, Year 10 was the most common stopping point at 15.9%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Huonbrook, Year 12 is the majority at 60%; Year 10 is next at 21%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
A bachelor degree or higher is held by 24.4% of adults, a figure much higher than most similar areas. However, this remains a little below the Australian average of 26.3%.
24.4% ▲ +73.6%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.0%
- 2016: 17.4%
- 2021: 24.4%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Huonbrook splits fairly evenly between Bachelor degree (37%) and Certificate III / IV (35%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 22%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications are spread across several different fields, with health being the most common at 14.5%. Architecture and building, society and culture, and creative arts each account for 11.3% of degrees held.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Daily life involves travelling for education, as there are no schools located within 3 km of the area.
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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).
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Huonbrook [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11969/huonbrook/topic/education