36.4% ▲ +35.2%
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.9%
- 2016: 25.8%
- 2021: 36.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Millfield · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Millfield
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer residents in Millfield hold higher qualifications compared to most similar areas. Only 11.3% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the national figure of 26.3%. This reflects a broader trend in the area where school and university completion rates are quite low.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 36.4% of residents finished Year 12, a figure far below the 58.9% seen across New South Wales. Many residents left school earlier, with 33.2% completing Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →Millfield splits fairly evenly between Year 12 (40%) and Year 10 (36%), with Year 9 or below at 14%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The typical qualification here is a Certificate III or IV, held by 43% of adults. The proportion of people with university degrees is much lower than the state and national figures.
11.3% ▲ +35.3%
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.3%
- 2016: 8.9%
- 2021: 11.3%
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 Millfield, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 56%; Bachelor degree is next at 19%.
Field of study
What people studied.
For those with qualifications, the most common fields are Engineering and related subjects at 20.1%, followed by Management and commerce at 14.3%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Millfield has two primary schools within 3km, though these are much smaller than most similar areas with an average size of 91 students. All local schools are government-run.
3.79
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
2
Higher than 62% 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).
91
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
929
Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Millfield
2 schools — 181 students, average ICSEA 929.
By sector: Government 2
By type: Primary 2
| Millfield Public School, Millfield | Government | Primary | 0.5 km | 101 | 932 |
| Paxton Public School, Paxton | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 80 | 926 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Millfield [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12631/millfield/topic/education