53.1% —
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 51.4%
- 2021: 53.1%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Urila · Suburb / Locality
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Over a quarter of adults in Urila hold a bachelor degree or higher, making it a highly qualified area. While 53.1% of residents finished Year 12, this is much higher than most similar areas, though it remains well below the national figure.
Highest year of school completed.
About 53.1% of people completed Year 12, which is higher than most similar areas but well below the New South Wales figure of 58.9%. Another 20.8% of residents stopped their schooling at Year 10.
53.1% —
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
In Urila, Year 12 is the majority at 64%; Year 10 is next at 25%.
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
A bachelor degree or higher is held by 25.7% of adults, a figure that is much higher than most similar areas and about the same as the Australian average. The most common qualifications are bachelor degrees (23.3%) and Certificate III or IV (21.9%).
25.7% —
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Urila splits fairly evenly between Bachelor degree (33%) and Certificate III / IV (31%), with Postgraduate degree at 19%.
What people studied.
Qualifications in Urila are spread across several fields, with information technology being the most common at 12.3%. Engineering, management, and society and culture each account for 11% of qualifications.
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are no schools located within 3 km of the area, which is a smaller number of facilities than 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).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Urila [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14077/urila/topic/education