59.6% ▲ +23.9%
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 48.1%
- 2016: 45.7%
- 2021: 59.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
South Durras · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in South Durras
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More than 31% of adults in South Durras hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is well above the national figure. This makes it a highly qualified area where most residents have finished their secondary schooling. The local population is much more likely to hold a university degree than people in most similar areas.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Nearly 60% of residents have completed Year 12, a figure that is about the same as the state and national averages. This level of school completion is much higher than in most similar areas.
Highest year of school
View on map →In South Durras, Year 12 is the majority at 62%; Year 10 is next at 25%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Higher education is common here, with 31.1% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is well above the New South Wales average of 27.8% and the Australian average of 26.3%.
31.1% ▲ +56.4%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.9%
- 2016: 19.0%
- 2021: 31.1%
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 South Durras, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 34%, followed by Bachelor degree (25%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (16%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications are in management and commerce at 16.4%, followed by engineering and related fields at 15.1% and education at 12.8%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are no schools within 3 km of South Durras, which is a smaller number of facilities than about 59% of similar areas.
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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 South Durras [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13596/south-durras/topic/education