28.6% ▼ -2.0%
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.1%
- 2016: 20.6%
- 2021: 28.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Markwell · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Markwell
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer residents in Markwell have completed high school or university than in most similar areas. Only 28.6% of people finished Year 12, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 58.9%. This creates a profile where vocational training is much more common than higher degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Most people here left school at Year 10, accounting for 42.9% of residents. The rate of Year 12 completions is far below the national figure of 58.8%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Markwell, the largest group is Year 10 at 44%, followed by Year 12 (30%) and Year 9 or below (19%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are uncommon here, with only 8.3% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the Australian average of 26.3%, while over half of qualified residents hold a Certificate III or IV.
8.3% ▼ -15.6%
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.9%
- 2016: 4.0%
- 2021: 8.3%
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 Markwell, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 70%; Bachelor degree is next at 16%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in this area are spread across several fields, with health and society and culture being the most common at 16.7% each. Architecture, building, and engineering also make up a significant share of study areas.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are no schools within 3 km of the area, which is a smaller number than about 59% of similar areas.
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Lower than 99% 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).
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Markwell [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12503/markwell/topic/education