44.8% ▲ +35.2%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 33.2%
- 2016: 35.4%
- 2021: 44.8%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Malabar · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Malabar
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Management and commerce is the most common field of qualification for residents in Malabar. While a higher share of adults hold university degrees than in most similar areas, the proportion of people who finished Year 12 is far below the national figure.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 44.8% of residents finished Year 12, which is far below the 58.8% seen across Australia. This is a lower rate than in most similar areas.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Malabar, Year 12 is the majority at 65%; Year 10 is next at 20%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
About 22.1% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher, a figure that is higher than most similar areas but still well below the New South Wales average of 27.8%.
22.1% ▲ +65.3%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.4%
- 2016: 16.1%
- 2021: 22.1%
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 Malabar, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 34%, followed by Certificate III / IV (27%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (17%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications are in management and commerce at 13.4%, followed by engineering at 8.5% and society and culture at 8.4%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Malabar has a school advantage score of 1,074, which is much higher than most areas. There are 19 schools within 3km, and over half of the local schools are government-run.
3.28
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
19
Higher than 86% 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).
401
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,074
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Malabar
19 schools — 7,627 students, average ICSEA 1,074.
By sector: Government 10 · Catholic 5 · Independent 4
By type: Primary 13 · Secondary 4 · Combined 2
| Malabar Public School, Malabar | Government | Primary | 0.5 km | 244 | 1,068 |
| St Andrew's Catholic Primary School, Malabar | Catholic | Primary | 0.6 km | 402 | 1,090 |
| Matraville Sports High School, Chifley | Government | Secondary | 0.9 km | 487 | 930 |
| Chifley Public School, Malabar | Government | Primary | 1.1 km | 227 | 954 |
| St Spyridon College, Maroubra | Independent | Combined | 1.4 km | 785 | 1,093 |
| Matraville Soldiers Settlement Public School, Matraville | Government | Primary | 1.4 km | 114 | 934 |
| St Mary - St Joseph Catholic Primary School, Maroubra | Catholic | Primary | 1.9 km | 388 | 1,109 |
| The Bowen College, Maroubra | Independent | Secondary | 1.9 km | 15 | 910 |
| Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School Matraville, Matraville | Catholic | Primary | 2.1 km | 369 | 1,078 |
| Maroubra Bay Public School, Maroubra | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 269 | 1,055 |
| La Perouse Public School, La Perouse | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 111 | 920 |
| Matraville Public School, Matraville | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 222 | 1,046 |
| St Aidan's Catholic Primary School, Maroubra Junction | Catholic | Primary | 2.7 km | 187 | 1,126 |
| South Sydney High School, Maroubra | Government | Secondary | 2.9 km | 796 | 1,037 |
| Corpus Christi College Maroubra, Maroubra | Catholic | Secondary | 3.0 km | 755 | 1,043 |
| Maroubra Junction Public School, Maroubra | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 484 | 1,128 |
| South Coogee Public School, South Coogee | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 376 | 1,095 |
| Mount Sinai College, Maroubra | Independent | Primary | 3.6 km | 267 | 1,097 |
| Lycee Condorcet The International French School Of Sydney, Maroubra Junction | Independent | Combined | 3.6 km | 1,129 | 1,173 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Malabar [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12462/malabar/topic/education