45.9% —
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 37.8%
- 2021: 45.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Nelungaloo · Suburb / Locality
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Fewer people in Nelungaloo have finished high school compared to most of the country. Only 45.9% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure.
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion sits at 45.9%, which is far below the New South Wales rate of 58.9%. About 21.6% of people stopped at Year 10.
45.9% —
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
In Nelungaloo, Year 12 is the majority at 61%; Year 10 is next at 29%.
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
No adults in the area hold a bachelor degree or higher, a figure far below the national average of 26.3%. Instead, over half of qualified residents hold a Certificate III or IV.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
In Nelungaloo, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 100%.
What people studied.
The most common qualifications are in Engineering and related fields at 33.3%, followed by Agriculture and environment at 22.2%.
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are no schools located within 3 km of the area.
0
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).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Nelungaloo [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12934/nelungaloo/topic/education