57.6% ▲ +51.8%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 37.9%
- 2016: 48.1%
- 2021: 57.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Knockrow · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Knockrow
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More than a quarter of adults in Knockrow hold a bachelor's degree or higher, which is much higher than in most similar areas. This high level of qualification helps define the local community, where many residents have pursued significant tertiary study. The area shows a strong educational profile compared to both the state and national figures.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 57.6% of residents completed Year 12, a result that is much higher than most similar areas. This is a little below the New South Wales and Australian figures, which both sit around 59%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Knockrow, Year 12 is the majority at 61%; Year 10 is next at 22%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University qualifications are common here, with 29% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is a little above the New South Wales figure of 27.8% and the national figure of 26.3%.
29.0% ▲ +139.6%
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.1%
- 2016: 21.6%
- 2021: 29.0%
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 Knockrow, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 44%, followed by Certificate III / IV (30%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (17%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of qualification are management and commerce at 15.7%, followed by health at 10.7% and architecture and building at 9.9%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Knockrow has three primary government schools within 3km, which is more than 70% of similar areas. These schools are much smaller than most others, with an average size of 76 students.
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).
76
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,060
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Knockrow
3 schools — 227 students, average ICSEA 1,060.
By sector: Government 3
By type: Primary 3
| Fernleigh Public School, Fernleigh | Government | Primary | 4.2 km | 33 | 1,032 |
| Newrybar Public School, Newrybar | Government | Primary | 4.9 km | 61 | 1,082 |
| Teven-Tintenbar Public School, Tintenbar | Government | Primary | 5.4 km | 133 | 1,057 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Knockrow [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12187/knockrow/topic/education