44.7% ▲ +40.6%
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31.8%
- 2016: 27.0%
- 2021: 44.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Ilford · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Ilford
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Fewer residents in Ilford have finished high school or university than in most similar areas. Only 44.7% of people have completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. This profile shows a community where trade certificates are common, but university degrees are rare.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Completion of Year 12 is far below the New South Wales average, with only 44.7% of residents finishing their final school year. About 35.6% of people stopped after Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Ilford, the largest group is Year 12 at 47%, followed by Year 10 (38%) and Year 9 or below (9%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are far less common here than in the rest of Australia, with only 12.1% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. Instead, half of the qualified adults hold a Certificate III or IV.
12.1% ▲ +30.4%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.3%
- 2016: 9.2%
- 2021: 12.1%
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 Ilford, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 55%; Bachelor degree is next at 16%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in Ilford are most often in engineering and related fields at 19.0%, followed by management and commerce at 16.7% and agriculture and environment at 15.5%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has a high number of schools per child, but the local primary school is among the smallest in its class with an average size of 18 students.
33.33
Higher than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
1
Lower than 57% 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).
18
Lower than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
964
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Ilford
1 school — 18 students, average ICSEA 964.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Ilford Public School, Ilford | Government | Primary | 4.3 km | 18 | 964 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Ilford [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11979/ilford/topic/education