60.7% —
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 43.6%
- 2021: 60.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Limekilns · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Limekilns
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A little more than 60% of residents in Limekilns finished Year 12, which is much higher than most similar areas. This higher-than-usual school completion rate is matched by a strong level of further study, with over a quarter of adults holding a university degree.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 60.7% of people here completed Year 12, which is a little above the figures for New South Wales and Australia. This is a much higher rate than in most other similar areas.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Limekilns, Year 12 is the majority at 64%; Year 10 is next at 25%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Bachelor degrees or higher are held by 27.3% of adults, a figure that is about the same as the state and national averages. This is much higher than most similar areas, with Certificate III or IV being the most common qualification at 28.8%.
27.3% —
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 23.3%
- 2021: 27.3%
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 Limekilns, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 38%, followed by Bachelor degree (30%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (14%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in this area are spread across several fields, with Engineering and related subjects being the most common at 18.2%. Education and Management and commerce follow closely, each accounting for 16.7% of qualifications.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are no schools within 3 km of this area, which is smaller than about 59% of similar locations.
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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).
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Limekilns [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12339/limekilns/topic/education