28.8% ▲ +24.3%
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.2%
- 2016: 24.4%
- 2021: 28.8%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Iluka · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Iluka
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer people in Iluka finished high school or went to university compared to the rest of the state. Only 28.8% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 58.9%. This creates a significant gap in formal education levels for the area.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is far below the national average of 58.8%. The most common highest level of schooling reached in Iluka is Year 10, which applies to 38.3% of the population.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Iluka, the largest group is Year 10 at 42%, followed by Year 12 (31%) and Year 9 or below (18%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 8.8% of the population, which is much lower than most areas. Instead, a large portion of qualified residents hold a Certificate III or IV, accounting for 40.5% of highest qualifications.
8.8% ▲ +38.4%
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.4%
- 2016: 6.6%
- 2021: 8.8%
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 Iluka, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 56%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 19%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of qualification are Engineering and related subjects at 17.8%, followed by Management and commerce at 11.4%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are three primary schools within 3 km, providing more schools per 1,000 children than most similar areas. These schools are smaller than usual, with an average size of 191 students.
5.75
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
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).
191
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,012
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Iluka
3 schools — 573 students, average ICSEA 1,012.
By sector: Government 2 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 3
| Iluka Public School, Iluka | Government | Primary | 1.1 km | 96 | 996 |
| Yamba Public School, Yamba | Government | Primary | 4.6 km | 295 | 978 |
| St James' Primary School, Yamba | Catholic | Primary | 4.9 km | 182 | 1,074 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Iluka [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11983/iluka/topic/education