46.9% ▲ +20.1%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 39.0%
- 2016: 41.7%
- 2021: 46.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Nords Wharf · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Nords Wharf
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Nearly 40% of qualified adults in Nords Wharf hold a Certificate III or IV, the most common qualification in the area. While a fair number of people have university degrees, the community overall has far fewer residents who finished Year 12 compared to the state and national figures.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 46.9% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the 58.8% national average. Around 37.2% of the population left school after Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Nords Wharf, the largest group is Year 12 at 48%, followed by Year 10 (38%) and Year 9 or below (8%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
About 18.7% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher, a figure that is higher than most similar areas but still well below the New South Wales average of 27.8%.
18.7% ▲ +29.1%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.5%
- 2016: 17.1%
- 2021: 18.7%
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 Nords Wharf, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 46%, followed by Bachelor degree (23%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (21%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for qualified residents are management and commerce at 19.6%, followed closely by engineering and related fields at 19.2%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Nords Wharf has 5.56 schools per 1,000 children, which is higher than most areas. There are two primary schools within 3km, both of which are government-run.
5.56
Higher than 61% 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).
266
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
977
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Nords Wharf
2 schools — 531 students, average ICSEA 977.
By sector: Government 2
By type: Primary 2
| Nords Wharf Public School, Nords Wharf | Government | Primary | 1.0 km | 180 | 1,023 |
| Gwandalan Public School, Gwandalan | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 351 | 953 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Nords Wharf [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12985/nords-wharf/topic/education