39.3% —
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 28.2%
- 2021: 39.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Running Stream · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Running Stream
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Education levels in Running Stream have remained low compared to the rest of the country. Only 39.3% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure. This pattern is reflected in the qualifications of adults, where very few hold university degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is far below the New South Wales and Australian figures, sitting at 39.3%. This is lower than most similar areas, with 32.7% of residents having a Year 10 education as their highest level of schooling.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Running Stream, the largest group is Year 12 at 44%, followed by Year 10 (37%) and Year 9 or below (16%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are rare here, with only 8.8% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the national figure of 26.3%, while Certificate III or IV qualifications are more common at 34.3%.
8.8% —
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 11.5%
- 2021: 8.8%
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 Running Stream, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 45%, followed by Advanced diploma / diploma (30%) and Bachelor degree (11%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications are in Engineering and related fields at 15.7%, followed by Management and commerce at 14.3% and Education at 12.9%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are no schools located within 3 km of the area. This is a common trait for Running Stream, as it is smaller than about 59% of similar areas in this regard.
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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 Running Stream [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13456/running-stream/topic/education