42.7% ▲ +8.0%
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 39.6%
- 2016: 45.1%
- 2021: 42.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Torryburn · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Torryburn
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer people in Torryburn have finished high school compared to the rest of the country, with only 42.7% completing Year 12. This gap is seen across the board, as university qualifications are also much lower than the national figure.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 42.7% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the New South Wales and Australian figures of around 59%. Roughly 36% of the population finished Year 10 as their highest grade.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Torryburn, the largest group is Year 12 at 46%, followed by Year 10 (39%) and Year 11 (8%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 13.9% of the population, which is far below the national figure of 26.3%. Trade certificates are more common, with 33.8% of people holding a Certificate III or IV.
13.9% ▼ -2.1%
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.2%
- 2016: 20.5%
- 2021: 13.9%
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 Torryburn, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 41%, followed by Bachelor degree (21%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (18%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are engineering and related services at 19.1%, followed by health at 16.2% and management and commerce at 14.7%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are no schools within 3 km of the area, which is a situation shared by about 59% of similar areas.
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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).
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Torryburn [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13938/torryburn/topic/education