41.5% ▲ +22.2%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 33.9%
- 2016: 27.1%
- 2021: 41.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Ophir · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Ophir
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer people in Ophir finished high school compared to the state average, though a surprising number of adults hold university degrees. Only 41.5% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 58.9%. This gap stands out in a community where qualifications are varied, ranging from trades to higher education.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
High school completion is low here, with 41.5% finishing Year 12 and 34.0% reaching Year 10. This is far below the 58.8% national average.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Ophir, the largest group is Year 12 at 46%, followed by Year 10 (38%) and Year 9 or below (9%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
A bachelor's degree or higher is held by 18.4% of adults, which is higher than most similar areas but well below the New South Wales figure of 27.8%. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV at 32.7%.
18.4% ▲ +13.6%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.2%
- 2016: 10.4%
- 2021: 18.4%
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 Ophir, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 47%, followed by Bachelor degree (42%) and Graduate diploma / certificate (11%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Degrees and certificates in Ophir are spread across several fields, led by Engineering at 15.4%, followed by Health and Society and Culture at 11.5% each.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are no schools located within 3 km of the area, which is a common trait for 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).
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Ophir [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13101/ophir/topic/education