42.8% ▲ +27.9%
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 33.5%
- 2016: 35.6%
- 2021: 42.8%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Toowoon Bay · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Toowoon Bay
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer people in Toowoon Bay finished high school or university compared to the state and national figures. Only 42.8% of residents completed Year 12, which is a gap of 16 percentage points below both New South Wales and Australia.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Completing Year 12 is less common here, with 42.8% of people finishing high school. This is far below the New South Wales and Australian figures of around 59%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Toowoon Bay, the largest group is Year 12 at 45%, followed by Year 10 (36%) and Year 9 or below (13%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are also less frequent, as only 15.9% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the state figure of 27.8%.
15.9% ▲ +35.6%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.7%
- 2016: 14.0%
- 2021: 15.9%
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 Toowoon Bay, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 41%, followed by Bachelor degree (24%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (24%).
Field of study
What people studied.
For those with qualifications, the most common fields are management and commerce at 23.1%, followed by engineering and related fields at 14.7%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are four schools within 3 km, which is more than 73% of similar areas. These schools are typically large, with an average size of 551 students.
4
Higher than 71% 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).
551
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
983
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Toowoon Bay
4 schools — 2,204 students, average ICSEA 983.
By sector: Government 3 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 3 · Secondary 1
| The Entrance Public School, The Entrance | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 422 | 923 |
| Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic Primary School, Shelly Beach | Catholic | Primary | 1.9 km | 606 | 1,057 |
| Tuggerah Lakes Secondary College The Entrance Campus, Long Jetty | Government | Secondary | 2.0 km | 756 | 987 |
| Brooke Avenue Public School, Killarney Vale | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 420 | 931 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Toowoon Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13934/toowoon-bay/topic/education