30.3% —
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 35.1%
- 2021: 30.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Karaak Flat · Suburb / Locality
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Zero adults in Karaak Flat hold a bachelor degree or higher, making it one of the least qualified areas in the region. This reflects a wider trend in the community where Year 12 completion is far below the national figure.
Highest year of school completed.
Only 30.3% of residents finished Year 12, which is far below the 58.8% seen across Australia. The most common highest level of schooling reached is Year 10, at 39.4%.
30.3% —
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
In Karaak Flat, the largest group is Year 10 at 41%, followed by Year 12 (31%) and Year 9 or below (16%).
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The proportion of adults with a university degree is 0.0%, a figure far below both the New South Wales and national averages.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
In Karaak Flat, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 73%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 27%.
What people studied.
The most common field of qualification is Engineering & related at 21%, ahead of Health (16%).
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are no schools within 3 km of the area, which is a smaller number of facilities than about 59% of similar areas.
0
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).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Karaak Flat [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12078/karaak-flat/topic/education