59.5% ▲ +8.3%
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 55.0%
- 2016: 58.0%
- 2021: 59.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Linden · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Linden
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More than 31% of adults in Linden hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is well above the national figure. This is a highly educated area where nearly 60% of residents finished Year 12, a result much higher than most similar places.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 59.5% of people completed Year 12, which is much higher than most areas and about the same as the New South Wales and national figures.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Linden, Year 12 is the majority at 60%; Year 10 is next at 26%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The area's high level of education is clear, with 31.5% of adults holding a university degree. This is well above the figures for both the state and Australia.
31.5% ▲ +11.0%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.4%
- 2016: 31.7%
- 2021: 31.5%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Linden splits fairly evenly between Certificate III / IV (31%) and Bachelor degree (30%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 21%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in the area are spread across several fields, led by management and commerce at 17.2%, followed by society and culture at 15.5%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are three primary schools within 3km, which is more than 70% of similar areas. These schools have an average advantage score of 1,055, which is much higher than most areas.
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).
264
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,055
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Linden
3 schools — 793 students, average ICSEA 1,055.
By sector: Government 2 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 3
| Blue Mountains Steiner School, Hazelbrook | Independent | Primary | 3.7 km | 69 | 1,073 |
| Faulconbridge Public School, Faulconbridge | Government | Primary | 4.4 km | 368 | 1,063 |
| Hazelbrook Public School, Hazelbrook | Government | Primary | 4.6 km | 356 | 1,044 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Linden [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12344/linden/topic/education