29.9% ▲ +2.8%
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.1%
- 2016: 24.5%
- 2021: 29.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Urbenville · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Urbenville
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Schooling levels in Urbenville have remained low, with only 29.9% of residents finishing Year 12. This is far below the national figure of 58.8%. Most adults in the area have not completed high school or hold basic certificates rather than university degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 29.9% of people finished Year 12, which is far below the New South Wales rate of 58.9%. The most common highest year of school completed is Year 10, at 37.6%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Urbenville, the largest group is Year 10 at 42%, followed by Year 12 (33%) and Year 9 or below (20%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are uncommon here, with only 9.5% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the Australian average of 26.3%, while Certificate III or IV qualifications are the most frequent at 32.3%.
9.5% ▲ +50.9%
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.3%
- 2016: 5.2%
- 2021: 9.5%
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 Urbenville, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 46%, followed by Bachelor degree (23%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (16%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are Engineering and Health, both at 16.1%, followed by Society and Culture at 10.5%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Urbenville has more schools per 1,000 children than most areas, though the average school size of 84 is much lower than typical. All local schools are government-run, split equally between primary and combined schools.
21.28
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
2
Higher than 62% 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).
84
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
853
Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Urbenville
2 schools — 167 students, average ICSEA 853.
By sector: Government 2
By type: Primary 1 · Combined 1
| Urbenville Public School, Urbenville | Government | Primary | 4.8 km | 8 | 959 |
| Woodenbong Central School, Woodenbong | Government | Combined | 13.8 km | 159 | 848 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Urbenville [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14075/urbenville/topic/education