33.5% ▲ +28.2%
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.1%
- 2016: 26.6%
- 2021: 33.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Lawrence · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Lawrence
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Nearly 40% of qualified adults in Lawrence hold a Certificate III or IV, making these vocational credentials the most common qualification here. While many residents have practical skills, only 33.5% of people have finished Year 12, which is far below the national figure.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
School completion is much lower than in most areas, with only 33.5% of residents finishing Year 12. This is 25 points lower than the same figure for Australia and New South Wales.
Highest year of school
View on map →Lawrence splits fairly evenly between Year 12 (36%) and Year 10 (35%), with Year 9 or below at 19%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
About 12.3% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the state and national figures. This reflects a local trend where trade certificates are more common than university degrees.
12.3% ▲ +46.3%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.4%
- 2016: 8.8%
- 2021: 12.3%
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 Lawrence, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 51%; Bachelor degree is next at 22%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with higher qualifications, the most common fields are engineering at 16.9%, followed by management and commerce at 12.2% and health at 11.2%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has a higher number of schools per 1,000 children than most areas, though the local primary school is much smaller than usual. It is the only school in the area and is run by the government.
5.29
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
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).
52
Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
947
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Lawrence
1 school — 52 students, average ICSEA 947.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Lawrence Public School, Lawrence | Government | Primary | 5.7 km | 52 | 947 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Lawrence [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12297/lawrence/topic/education