44.8% —
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 60.6%
- 2021: 44.8%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Swan Vale · Suburb / Locality
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Diplomas are the most common qualification in Swan Vale, where 38.1% of qualified adults hold one. This area has far fewer people with university degrees or high school completions than the state and national figures.
Highest year of school completed.
Only 44.8% of residents finished Year 12, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 58.9%. This is around the middle for similar areas.
44.8% —
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
In Swan Vale, Year 12 is the majority at 62%; Year 10 is next at 38%.
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 15.6% of the population, far below the national figure of 26.3%.
15.6% —
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
In Swan Vale, Advanced diploma / diploma is the majority at 62%; Bachelor degree is next at 38%.
What people studied.
Of those with a qualification, the most common fields are Health at 23.8% and Education at 19.0%.
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are no schools within 3 km of the area, which is a smaller number 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 Swan Vale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13722/swan-vale/topic/education