49.2% ▲ +16.7%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 42.1%
- 2016: 43.9%
- 2021: 49.2%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Minnamurra · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Minnamurra
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Roughly 31% of adults in Minnamurra hold a bachelor degree or higher, a figure well above the national average. While many residents have achieved high-level university degrees, a smaller proportion finished high school compared to the rest of the state.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 49.2% of people have completed Year 12, which is well below the figures for New South Wales and Australia. This is higher than most similar areas, though 28.3% of residents stopped at Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Minnamurra, Year 12 is the majority at 54%; Year 10 is next at 31%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The area has a high proportion of university graduates, with 30.6% holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is much higher than most similar areas and sits well above the national figure.
30.6% ▲ +42.2%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.5%
- 2016: 22.6%
- 2021: 30.6%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Minnamurra splits fairly evenly between Bachelor degree (31%) and Certificate III / IV (28%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 18%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Common areas of study for those with qualifications include education and management and commerce, both at 15.4%, followed by engineering at 13.4%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools are much larger and have higher advantage scores than those in most similar areas. There are four schools within 3 km, and 75% of these are government-run.
7.75
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
4
Higher than 71% 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).
636
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,079
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Minnamurra
4 schools — 1,908 students, average ICSEA 1,079.
By sector: Government 3 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 2 · Combined 2
| Minnamurra Public School, Minnamurra | Government | Primary | 0.4 km | 464 | 1,068 |
| Illawarra Environmental Education Centre, Dunmore | Government | Combined | 2.4 km | — | — |
| Shell Cove Public School, Shell Cove | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 463 | 1,049 |
| Shellharbour Anglican College, Dunmore | Independent | Combined | 3.2 km | 981 | 1,099 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Minnamurra [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12650/minnamurra/topic/education