64.8% ▲ +22.9%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 52.7%
- 2016: 57.7%
- 2021: 64.8%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Thirroul · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Thirroul
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Nearly 39% of adults in Thirroul hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far above the national figure. This makes it one of the most highly educated areas of its type. Residents are generally well-qualified, with a strong tendency to finish high school and pursue further study.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
School completion is high in Thirroul, where 64.8% of people finished Year 12. This is well above both the New South Wales and Australian figures by 5.9 percentage points.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Thirroul, Year 12 is the majority at 67%; Year 10 is next at 22%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University qualifications are very common here, with 38.9% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far above the 26.3% national average.
38.9% ▲ +41.0%
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.6%
- 2016: 32.9%
- 2021: 38.9%
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 Thirroul, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 36%, followed by Certificate III / IV (24%) and Postgraduate degree (17%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of qualification for residents are management and commerce at 17.4%, followed by engineering and related fields at 13.9% and society and culture at 13.5%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools have an average advantage score of 1,077, which is much higher than most areas. While there are 10 schools within 3km, there are only 1.57 schools per 1,000 children, a figure much lower than most other areas.
1.57
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
10
Higher than 79% 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).
417
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,077
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Thirroul
10 schools — 4,171 students, average ICSEA 1,077.
By sector: Government 8 · Catholic 2
By type: Primary 8 · Secondary 2
| Thirroul Public School, Thirroul | Government | Primary | 0.5 km | 367 | 1,119 |
| St Michael's Catholic Primary School, Thirroul | Catholic | Primary | 0.8 km | 183 | 1,130 |
| Bulli Public School, Bulli | Government | Primary | 1.4 km | 318 | 1,069 |
| Austinmer Public School, Austinmer | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 227 | 1,132 |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Bulli | Catholic | Primary | 2.3 km | 412 | 1,121 |
| Waniora Public School, Bulli | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 264 | 1,077 |
| Bulli High School, Bulli | Government | Secondary | 2.7 km | 979 | 1,058 |
| Woonona High School, Woonona | Government | Secondary | 3.4 km | 767 | 1,030 |
| Woonona Public School, Woonona | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 519 | 1,070 |
| Coledale Public School, Coledale | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 135 | 1,118 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Thirroul [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13864/thirroul/topic/education