34.5% ▲ +43.4%
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.0%
- 2016: 25.7%
- 2021: 34.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Toukley · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Toukley
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Only 34.5% of people in Toukley completed Year 12, which is far below the national and state figures. This suggests a workforce that relies more heavily on trade certificates and earlier school leaving than most other Australian areas.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
The proportion of people who finished Year 12 is far below the New South Wales and Australian figures by 24 points. Roughly a third of residents left school after Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →Toukley splits fairly evenly between Year 12 (38%) and Year 10 (37%), with Year 9 or below at 17%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 10% of the population, far below the national figure. Instead, the most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 41.3% of adults.
10.0% ▲ +49.7%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.7%
- 2016: 6.8%
- 2021: 10.0%
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 Toukley, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 54%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 18%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are management and commerce at 16%, followed by engineering at 13% and society and culture at 10.9%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Toukley has five schools within 3km, which is more than 75% of similar areas. These schools are typically much larger than most, and 80% are government primary schools.
5
Higher than 73% 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).
639
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
937
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Toukley
5 schools — 3,195 students, average ICSEA 937.
By sector: Government 4 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 4 · Secondary 1
| Toukley Public School, Toukley | Government | Primary | 1.4 km | 494 | 889 |
| St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Noraville | Catholic | Primary | 2.1 km | 545 | 1,034 |
| Gorokan Public School, Gorokan | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 620 | 913 |
| Gorokan High School, Lake Haven | Government | Secondary | 3.5 km | 981 | 923 |
| Budgewoi Public School, Budgewoi | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 555 | 937 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Toukley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13943/toukley/topic/education