43.3% ▲ +23.4%
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 35.1%
- 2016: 39.4%
- 2021: 43.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Nilma · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Nilma
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Higher qualification rates than most similar areas define Nilma, though school completion remains low. Only 43.3% of residents have finished Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Completion of Year 12 is far below the state and national rates, with 43.3% of residents finishing school. About 19.2% of the population peaked at Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Nilma, the largest group is Year 12 at 50%, followed by Year 10 (22%) and Year 11 (18%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 18.2% of the population, which is higher than most similar areas but well below the Australian average. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 36.8%.
18.2% ▲ +68.4%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.8%
- 2016: 12.3%
- 2021: 18.2%
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 Nilma, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 45%, followed by Bachelor degree (28%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (15%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in Nilma are spread across several fields, led by Management and Commerce at 14.7% and Health at 14.2%. Engineering and related studies follow at 13.2%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has a much higher number of schools per child than most similar places, with five schools within 3km. These are all primary schools, and 80% are government run.
10.10
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
5
Higher than 73% 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).
206
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,017
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Nilma
5 schools — 1,029 students, average ICSEA 1,017.
By sector: Government 4 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 5
| Nilma Primary School, Nilma | Government | Primary | 0.5 km | 75 | 979 |
| Darnum Primary School, Darnum | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 175 | 1,006 |
| St Angela of the Cross Primary School, Warragul | Catholic | Primary | 3.3 km | 282 | 1,035 |
| Warragul North Primary School, Warragul | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 480 | 1,019 |
| Bona Vista Primary School, Bona Vista | Government | Primary | 4.6 km | 17 | 916 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Nilma [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21943/nilma/topic/education