28.9% ▲ +19.2%
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.2%
- 2016: 21.6%
- 2021: 28.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Nerong · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Nerong
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Educational attainment in Nerong has seen a slow shift over the years, though it remains far below state and national levels. Only 28.9% of residents have completed Year 12, making it a place where fewer people hold formal senior school or university qualifications compared to most other areas.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is far below the New South Wales and Australian figures, sitting at 28.9%. This is much lower than most similar areas, with about 27.5% of people instead finishing at Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →Nerong splits fairly evenly between Year 12 (37%) and Year 10 (35%), with Year 9 or below at 16%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University qualifications are rare here, as only 6.5% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the national figure, while the most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 32.9% of residents.
6.5% ▼ -29.3%
Lower than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.2%
- 2016: 4.2%
- 2021: 6.5%
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 Nerong, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 51%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 29%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Those with qualifications are most often trained in Health (16.5%) and Engineering and related fields (15.2%). Education and Management and commerce both account for 7.6% of qualifications.
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 of facilities than about 59% of similar places.
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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).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Nerong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12938/nerong/topic/education