69.1% ▲ +40.4%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 49.2%
- 2016: 52.3%
- 2021: 69.1%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Kangaloon · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Kangaloon
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Higher levels of schooling and university degrees have become more common in Kangaloon over the last decade. Nearly 70% of residents have finished Year 12, a figure far above the national average. This trend extends into higher education, where more than a third of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is far above the New South Wales and Australian figures, with 69.1% of residents finishing their final year. This is much higher than most similar areas.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Kangaloon, Year 12 is the majority at 72%; Year 10 is next at 15%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University qualifications are common, with 36.4% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is well above the state figure of 27.8% and far above the national average.
36.4% ▲ +44.0%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.3%
- 2016: 18.3%
- 2021: 36.4%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →In Kangaloon, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 40%, followed by Certificate III / IV (22%) and Postgraduate degree (21%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Degrees in society and culture are the most frequent at 19.3%, followed by management and commerce at 17.6% and engineering at 9.2%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Kangaloon has a high number of schools for its child population, though the average school size is much lower than most areas. All local schools are government-run primary schools.
28.57
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
4
Higher than 71% 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).
55
Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,039
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Kangaloon
4 schools — 220 students, average ICSEA 1,039.
By sector: Government 4
By type: Primary 4
| Kangaloon Public School, Kangaloon | Government | Primary | 1.1 km | 20 | 1,074 |
| Glenquarry Public School, Glenquarry | Government | Primary | 5.5 km | 23 | 1,045 |
| Burrawang Public School, Burrawang | Government | Primary | 5.7 km | 30 | 1,076 |
| Robertson Public School, Robertson | Government | Primary | 7.1 km | 147 | 1,025 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Kangaloon [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12066/kangaloon/topic/education