24.6% —
Lower than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 34.7%
- 2021: 24.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Ulan · Suburb / Locality
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Engineering qualifications are the most common field of study in Ulan, where 24.5% of those with a degree hold a qualification in that area. However, overall education levels are quite low, with only 5.6% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher.
Highest year of school completed.
Only 24.6% of residents finished Year 12, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 58.9%. This is among the lowest levels of school completion for areas like this.
24.6% —
Lower than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
In Ulan, Year 12 is the majority at 52%; Year 10 is next at 34%.
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The proportion of adults with a bachelor degree or higher is much lower than most areas at 5.6%. This is far below the national figure of 26.3%.
5.6% —
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
In Ulan, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 71%; Bachelor degree is next at 29%.
What people studied.
Engineering and related fields are the primary area of qualification for those with degrees, making up 24.5% of the total.
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are no schools within 3 km of the area, which is smaller than about 59% of similar places.
0
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).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Ulan [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14020/ulan/topic/education