35.4% ▲ +28.2%
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.6%
- 2016: 31.5%
- 2021: 35.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Lithgow · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Lithgow
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Education levels in Lithgow have remained lower than state and national figures over the last decade. Just 35.4% of residents have completed Year 12, which is far below the New South Wales rate of 58.9%. This gap is reflected in a workforce where trade certificates are much more common than university degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 35.4% of people here finished Year 12, a figure far below the national average of 58.8%. Many residents left school earlier, with 32.6% finishing at Year 10 and 14.9% leaving at Year 9 or below.
Highest year of school
View on map →Lithgow splits fairly evenly between Year 12 (39%) and Year 10 (36%), with Year 9 or below at 17%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 11.9% of the population, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 27.8%. Instead, the most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 36.9% of residents.
11.9% ▲ +49.4%
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.0%
- 2016: 9.4%
- 2021: 11.9%
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 Lithgow, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 49%, followed by Bachelor degree (21%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (18%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in the area are most common in engineering and related fields at 18.3%. Other frequent fields include management and commerce at 13.5% and health at 10.8%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Lithgow has a high number of schools for its child population, with 5.61 schools per 1,000 children. While the average school size is 312, the average school advantage score is much lower than most other areas.
5.61
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
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).
312
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
937
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Lithgow
6 schools — 1,873 students, average ICSEA 937.
By sector: Government 4 · Catholic 2
By type: Primary 4 · Secondary 2
| St Patrick's Catholic Primary School Lithgow, Lithgow | Catholic | Primary | 0.4 km | 287 | 993 |
| Lithgow Public School, Lithgow | Government | Primary | 0.6 km | 324 | 919 |
| Cooerwull Public School, Lithgow | Government | Primary | 1.2 km | 258 | 906 |
| Lithgow High School, Lithgow | Government | Secondary | 1.3 km | 654 | 918 |
| La Salle Academy Lithgow, Lithgow | Catholic | Secondary | 2.6 km | 230 | 980 |
| Zig Zag Public School, Lithgow | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 120 | 934 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Lithgow [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12356/lithgow/topic/education