40.2% ▲ +45.9%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.6%
- 2016: 32.4%
- 2021: 40.2%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Kianga · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Kianga
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Fewer people have finished high school in Kianga than in most similar areas. Only 40.2% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 58.9%. This trend of lower schooling levels is a key feature of the local community.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
The typical level of schooling is low, with only 40.2% of people finishing Year 12. This is 19 percentage points lower than the national average. About 32.4% of residents stopped after Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Kianga, the largest group is Year 12 at 44%, followed by Year 10 (35%) and Year 9 or below (14%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are less common here than in the rest of the state. Only 16.6% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, while Certificate III or IV qualifications are the most common at 36.3%.
16.6% ▲ +98.5%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.4%
- 2016: 11.7%
- 2021: 16.6%
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 Kianga, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 47%, followed by Bachelor degree (20%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (18%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in the area are spread across several fields. Engineering and related studies are the most frequent at 16.2%, followed by management and commerce at 14.5%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There is one primary school within 3km of the area, which is a government-run facility. This school has an average size of 384 students, though its advantage score is lower than most similar areas.
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).
384
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
956
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Kianga
1 school — 384 students, average ICSEA 956.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Narooma Public School, Narooma | Government | Primary | 6.3 km | 384 | 956 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Kianga [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12127/kianga/topic/education