38.5% ▲ +51.8%
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.3%
- 2016: 31.6%
- 2021: 38.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Lower Belford · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Lower Belford
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer people in Lower Belford finished high school compared to the rest of the country, with only 38.5% completing Year 12. This is 20 percentage points below the state and national figures. While some residents hold degrees, most of the local workforce relies on vocational certificates.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is far below the New South Wales and Australian averages. The most common highest year of schooling for residents is Year 10, at 40.3%.
Highest year of school
View on map →Lower Belford splits fairly evenly between Year 10 (42%) and Year 12 (40%), with Year 9 or below at 11%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Only 12.6% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the national figure. Instead, 45% of the community's highest qualification is a Certificate III or IV.
12.6% ▲ +159.0%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.9%
- 2016: 8.8%
- 2021: 12.6%
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 Lower Belford, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 55%; Bachelor degree is next at 21%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Engineering and related fields are the most common areas of study at 30.1%, followed by management and commerce at 20.6%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has a much higher number of schools per 1,000 children than most similar places, with three primary schools within 3 km. These schools have an average advantage score of 969, which is lower than most areas.
14.93
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
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).
320
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
969
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Lower Belford
3 schools — 960 students, average ICSEA 969.
By sector: Government 2 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 3
| Kirkton Public School, Lower Belford | Government | Primary | 1.2 km | 45 | 926 |
| Rosary Park Catholic School, Branxton | Catholic | Primary | 6.4 km | 375 | 1,002 |
| Branxton Public School, Branxton | Government | Primary | 6.8 km | 540 | 949 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Lower Belford [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12410/lower-belford/topic/education