46.2% ▲ +39.4%
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 33.1%
- 2016: 38.0%
- 2021: 46.2%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Milton · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Milton
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Fewer than half of adults in Milton finished Year 12, at 46.2%. This is far below the national figure of 58.8%. Despite this, the area has a higher proportion of bachelor degrees compared to most similar places.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 46.2% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 58.9%. Other common highest school years include Year 10 at 26.2% and Year 9 or below at 15.7%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Milton, the largest group is Year 12 at 50%, followed by Year 10 (28%) and Year 9 or below (17%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
About 20.9% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is higher than most similar areas but well below the national figure of 26.3%. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 30.2% of residents.
20.9% ▲ +62.7%
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.8%
- 2016: 15.0%
- 2021: 20.9%
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 Milton, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 37%, followed by Bachelor degree (27%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (19%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for qualified residents are management and commerce at 14.5%, followed by society and culture at 12.3% and health at 11.9%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Milton has more schools than most similar areas, with 10.99 schools per 1,000 children and five schools within 3km. These schools are larger than usual and are mostly government run at 80%.
10.99
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
5
Higher than 73% 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).
568
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
999
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Milton
5 schools — 2,840 students, average ICSEA 999.
By sector: Government 4 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 3 · Combined 1 · Secondary 1
| Budawang School, Milton | Government | Combined | 0.2 km | 44 | 909 |
| Milton Public School, Milton | Government | Primary | 0.8 km | 823 | 1,024 |
| St Mary's Star of the Sea Catholic Primary School, Milton | Catholic | Primary | 1.4 km | 125 | 1,044 |
| Ulladulla Public School, Ulladulla | Government | Primary | 4.7 km | 689 | 978 |
| Ulladulla High School, Ulladulla | Government | Secondary | 5.0 km | 1,159 | 993 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Milton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12641/milton/topic/education