44.5% ▲ +24.3%
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 35.8%
- 2016: 42.1%
- 2021: 44.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Lambs Valley · Suburb / Locality
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Fewer than half of the adults in Lambs Valley have finished Year 12, though a surprising number hold high-level university degrees. This creates a mix of skill sets in the area, where 19% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher.
Highest year of school completed.
Only 44.5% of people here finished Year 12, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 58.9%. About 33.5% of residents left school after Year 10.
44.5% ▲ +24.3%
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
In Lambs Valley, the largest group is Year 12 at 48%, followed by Year 10 (36%) and Year 11 (8%).
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
While 19% of adults have a university degree—a rate higher than most similar areas—this is still well below the national figure of 26.3%. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 35% of residents.
19.0% ▲ +20.7%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
In Lambs Valley, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 44%, followed by Bachelor degree (30%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (18%).
What people studied.
Qualifications in the area are led by Engineering and related fields at 23.3%, followed by Management and Commerce at 12.2%.
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are no schools within 3 km of the area, which is a more common situation than in about 59% of similar areas.
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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 Lambs Valley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12272/lambs-valley/topic/education