40.5% ▲ +3.6%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 39.1%
- 2016: 37.3%
- 2021: 40.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Lower Portland · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Lower Portland
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Just 40.5% of people in Lower Portland finished Year 12, which is far below the national figure. This gap is reflected in the local qualifications, where the share of adults with a university degree is much lower than in the rest of New South Wales.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Finishing Year 12 is less common here than in most areas, with only 40.5% doing so. This is 18 points lower than the state and national averages.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Lower Portland, the largest group is Year 12 at 45%, followed by Year 10 (37%) and Year 9 or below (11%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The typical person here holds a Certificate III or IV, held by 38.4% of adults. Only 14.9% have a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 27.8%.
14.9% ▲ +15.8%
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.9%
- 2016: 11.4%
- 2021: 14.9%
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 Lower Portland, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 49%, followed by Bachelor degree (19%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (19%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are Engineering and related subjects at 18.3%, followed by Management and commerce at 13.7%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There is one government school within 3 km of the area. This school is a combined primary and secondary institution.
1
Lower than 57% 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).
Schools serving Lower Portland
1 school.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Combined 1
| Brewongle Environmental Education Centre, Sackville North | Government | Combined | 4.5 km | — | — |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Lower Portland [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12421/lower-portland/topic/education