35.1% ▲ +30.3%
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.9%
- 2016: 28.9%
- 2021: 35.1%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
West Ballina · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in West Ballina
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A certificate III or IV is the most common qualification in West Ballina, held by 35% of residents. The area has a low rate of higher education, with only 11.5% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the national figure of 26.3%.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 35.1% of people here have completed Year 12, a figure far below the 58.8% seen across Australia. This is much lower than most similar areas.
Highest year of school
View on map →West Ballina splits fairly evenly between Year 12 (39%) and Year 10 (37%), with Year 9 or below at 16%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are less common here than in most areas, with only 11.5% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the New South Wales figure of 27.8%.
11.5% ▲ +44.4%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.0%
- 2016: 9.1%
- 2021: 11.5%
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 West Ballina, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 48%, followed by Advanced diploma / diploma (22%) and Bachelor degree (21%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are management and commerce at 14.9%, followed closely by engineering and related fields at 14.8%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 6 schools within 3 km, though there are fewer schools per 1,000 children than in most areas. Local schools are typically larger than average, with a school advantage score higher than most areas.
2.28
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
6
Higher than 74% 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).
435
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,026
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving West Ballina
6 schools — 2,612 students, average ICSEA 1,026.
By sector: Independent 3 · Government 2 · Catholic 1
By type: Combined 3 · Primary 2 · Secondary 1
| Emmanuel Anglican College, Ballina | Independent | Combined | 0.9 km | 878 | 1,113 |
| Richmond Christian College, Ballina | Independent | Combined | 2.3 km | 327 | 1,069 |
| Biala Special School, Ballina | Independent | Combined | 3.9 km | 33 | 898 |
| St Francis Xavier Primary School, Ballina | Catholic | Primary | 4.2 km | 398 | 1,045 |
| Ballina Public School, Ballina | Government | Primary | 4.2 km | 254 | 869 |
| Ballina Coast High School, Ballina | Government | Secondary | 4.3 km | 722 | 952 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in West Ballina [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14257/west-ballina/topic/education