44.3% ▲ +19.4%
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 37.1%
- 2016: 40.8%
- 2021: 44.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Kulnura · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Kulnura
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer people have finished high school in Kulnura than in the rest of the state, with only 44.3% completing Year 12. This gap extends to higher education, where the rate of university degrees is much lower than the national figure. Most residents hold trade certificates or diplomas rather than degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Just 44.3% of residents finished Year 12, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 58.9%. Nearly 30% of the population stopped their schooling at Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Kulnura, the largest group is Year 12 at 49%, followed by Year 10 (32%) and Year 9 or below (12%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 14.0% of the population, far below the Australian average of 26.3%. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 33.1% of people.
14.0% ▲ +39.1%
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.1%
- 2016: 12.3%
- 2021: 14.0%
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 Kulnura, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 43%, followed by Bachelor degree (23%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (22%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications are spread across several fields, with Engineering and related subjects being the most common at 14.0%, followed by Management and commerce at 12.4%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Kulnura has a much higher number of schools per 1,000 children than most areas, though the average school size is very small at just 34 students. All three local schools are primary schools.
12.50
Higher than 79% 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).
34
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
886
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Kulnura
3 schools — 103 students, average ICSEA 886.
By sector: Government 2 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 3
| Kulnura Public School, Kulnura | Government | Primary | 4.8 km | 37 | 975 |
| Darkinjung Barker, Yarramalong | Independent | Primary | 8.7 km | 43 | 809 |
| Central Mangrove Public School, Central Mangrove | Government | Primary | 12.3 km | 23 | 886 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Kulnura [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12214/kulnura/topic/education