45.1% ▲ +50.6%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.9%
- 2016: 55.2%
- 2021: 45.1%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Roseberry Creek · Suburb / Locality
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Fewer residents in Roseberry Creek have finished high school or university compared to most similar areas. Only 45.1% of people completed Year 12, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 58.9%. This creates a local profile where vocational training is much more common than university degrees.
Highest year of school completed.
Less than half of residents finished Year 12, a result that is far below the national figure. About 25.5% of the population stopped their schooling at Year 10.
45.1% ▲ +50.6%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
In Roseberry Creek, Year 12 is the majority at 51%; Year 10 is next at 29%.
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are rare here, with only 5.4% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the 26.3% national average, while Certificate III or IV qualifications are much more typical at 32.4%.
5.4% ▲ +43.7%
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
In Roseberry Creek, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 55%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 30%.
What people studied.
Those with qualifications often study practical fields, with Agriculture and Environment being the most common at 26.5%, followed by Architecture and Building at 20.6%.
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are no schools within 3 km of the area, making it smaller in this regard 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).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Roseberry Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13418/roseberry-creek/topic/education