62.5% ▲ +7.1%
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 58.3%
- 2016: 58.3%
- 2021: 62.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Thalgarrah · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Thalgarrah
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Over 62% of people in Thalgarrah have completed Year 12, which is well above both the state and national figures. This level of schooling reflects a community with a strong educational foundation and a high proportion of qualified adults.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
A high number of residents have finished high school, with 62.5% completing Year 12. This is much higher than most similar areas and sits 3.7 percentage points above the Australian average.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Thalgarrah, Year 12 is the majority at 60%; Year 10 is next at 27%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
About 25.6% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is much higher than most areas, though slightly below the New South Wales figure. Certificates III and IV are the most common qualifications at 27.3%.
25.6% ▲ +15.9%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.1%
- 2016: 25.9%
- 2021: 25.6%
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 Thalgarrah, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 30%, followed by Bachelor degree (24%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (21%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in this area are spread across several fields, led by Agriculture and Environment at 18.2%. Health and Management and Commerce follow closely, each accounting for 14.8% of qualifications.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There is one government combined school within 3km, which is more than about 59% of similar areas. With 22.73 schools per 1,000 children, this is among the highest levels for this metric.
22.73
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
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).
Schools serving Thalgarrah
1 school.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Combined 1
| Thalgarrah Environmental Education Centre, Armidale | Government | Combined | 7.8 km | — | — |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Thalgarrah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13825/thalgarrah/topic/education