40.1% ▲ +23.7%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 32.4%
- 2016: 35.4%
- 2021: 40.1%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Tarbuck Bay · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Tarbuck Bay
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Education levels in Tarbuck Bay have remained relatively steady over the last decade, though they sit well below state and national norms. Only 40.1% of residents have completed Year 12, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 58.9%.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Completion of Year 12 is far below the national figure, with only 40.1% of people reaching this milestone. In contrast, nearly 30% of residents left school at Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Tarbuck Bay, the largest group is Year 12 at 46%, followed by Year 10 (34%) and Year 9 or below (13%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 13.8% of the population, which is far below the 26.3% seen across Australia. The most common qualification here is a Certificate III or IV, held by 40% of residents.
13.8% ▲ +18.4%
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.6%
- 2016: 9.2%
- 2021: 13.8%
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 Tarbuck Bay, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 51%; Bachelor degree is next at 17%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Those with qualifications most commonly studied management and commerce (18.9%) or education (17.9%). Engineering and architecture also make up a significant share of the local expertise.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has one government primary school, which is much smaller than most others with an average size of 36 students. This school has a higher advantage score than most areas.
1
Lower than 57% 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).
36
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,037
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Tarbuck Bay
1 school — 36 students, average ICSEA 1,037.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Bungwahl Public School, Bungwahl | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 36 | 1,037 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Tarbuck Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13777/tarbuck-bay/topic/education