50.0% ▼ -6.7%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 53.6%
- 2016: 52.0%
- 2021: 50.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Lillian Rock · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Lillian Rock
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Half of the people in Lillian Rock have completed Year 12, a figure that is higher than most similar areas. While this is well below the New South Wales and national averages, there is a strong presence of university-educated adults in the community.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 50% of residents finished Year 12, which is well below the state and national figures. Another 25% of the population reached Year 10 as their highest level of schooling.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Lillian Rock, Year 12 is the majority at 57%; Year 10 is next at 28%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 24% of the population, which is much higher than in most similar areas. This figure remains a little below the Australian average of 26.3%.
24.0% ▲ +22.2%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.6%
- 2016: 22.0%
- 2021: 24.0%
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 Lillian Rock, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 38%, followed by Certificate III / IV (29%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (22%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications are in society and culture at 16.7%, followed by health and education which both stand at 10.6%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has a high number of schools per 1,000 children, though they are much smaller than most elsewhere. Local schools are split evenly between government and independent sectors.
37.04
Higher than 98% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
2
Higher than 62% 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).
66
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,019
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Lillian Rock
2 schools — 131 students, average ICSEA 1,019.
By sector: Independent 1 · Government 1
By type: Combined 1 · Primary 1
| Rainbow Ridge School for Steiner Education, Lillian Rock | Independent | Combined | 0.7 km | 89 | 1,042 |
| Barkers Vale Public School, Wadeville | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 42 | 971 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Lillian Rock [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12332/lillian-rock/topic/education