40.0% —
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 41.6%
- 2021: 40.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Urliup · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Urliup
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Fewer than half of residents in Urliup finished high school, though a surprising number hold university degrees. This creates a sharp divide in education levels across the local area. While 40% finished Year 12, nearly 18% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 40% of people here completed Year 12, which is far below the New South Wales and Australian figures of around 59%. About 37% of residents reached Year 10 as their highest level of schooling.
Highest year of school
View on map →Urliup splits fairly evenly between Year 12 (41%) and Year 10 (38%), with Year 9 or below at 14%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The proportion of adults with a bachelor degree or higher is 17.9%, which is higher than most similar areas but well below the national figure of 26.3%. Trade certificates are the most common qualification, held by 32.7% of residents.
17.9% —
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 16.7%
- 2021: 17.9%
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 Urliup, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 41%, followed by Bachelor degree (28%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (20%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Those with qualifications are most often trained in engineering and related fields at 17.8%, followed by management and commerce at 15.9%. Other common fields include food, hospitality and personal services.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are two primary schools within 3 km, both of which are government-run. These schools are smaller than those in most similar areas, with an average size of 194 students.
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).
194
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
994
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Urliup
2 schools — 388 students, average ICSEA 994.
By sector: Government 2
By type: Primary 2
| Dungay Public School, Dungay | Government | Primary | 4.2 km | 74 | 980 |
| Bilambil Public School, Bilambil | Government | Primary | 7.1 km | 314 | 997 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Urliup [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14078/urliup/topic/education