61.7% ▲ +11.6%
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 55.2%
- 2016: 53.1%
- 2021: 61.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Lindendale · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Lindendale
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Much higher levels of schooling and degrees than most similar areas define Lindendale. About 61.7% of residents completed Year 12, and over a third of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. These figures are well above the national and state averages.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is a little above the national figure at 61.7%, which is much higher than most similar areas. The remaining residents mostly finished Year 10, at 25.7%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Lindendale, Year 12 is the majority at 68%; Year 10 is next at 28%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 33.6% of the population, a figure well above the New South Wales average. The most common top qualifications are bachelor degrees at 30.8% and Certificate III or IV at 20.5%.
33.6% ▲ +40.5%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.9%
- 2016: 26.2%
- 2021: 33.6%
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 Lindendale, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 36%, followed by Certificate III / IV (24%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (20%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study are management and commerce at 16.7% and education at 15.4%. Other notable qualifications include agriculture, environment and health, both at 9.0%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are six schools within 3km, which is more than about 77% of similar areas. Two-thirds of these are government schools, and half of the schools are primary schools.
6
Higher than 74% 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).
254
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,003
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Lindendale
6 schools — 1,522 students, average ICSEA 1,003.
By sector: Government 4 · Independent 2
By type: Primary 3 · Combined 2 · Secondary 1
| Blue Hills College, Goonellabah | Independent | Combined | 2.0 km | 201 | 999 |
| Summerland Christian College, Goonellabah | Independent | Combined | 3.4 km | 628 | 1,042 |
| Tregeagle Public School, Tregeagle | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 103 | 993 |
| The Rivers Secondary College, Kadina High Campus, Goonellabah | Government | Secondary | 3.7 km | 262 | 884 |
| Wollongbar Public School, Wollongbar | Government | Primary | 4.4 km | 243 | 1,028 |
| Rous Public School, Alstonville | Government | Primary | 5.7 km | 85 | 1,031 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Lindendale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12345/lindendale/topic/education