54.6% ▲ +17.0%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 46.6%
- 2016: 46.9%
- 2021: 54.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Pinbarren · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Pinbarren
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
About 36% of adults in Pinbarren hold a Certificate III or IV, the most common qualification in the area. While more people here have finished Year 12 than in most similar areas, the community generally has lower levels of formal schooling and degrees compared to the national figures.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion sits at 54.6%, which is higher than most similar areas but well below the Australian figure of 58.8%. About 23.5% of residents reached Year 10 as their highest level of schooling.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Pinbarren, Year 12 is the majority at 58%; Year 10 is next at 25%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
A bachelor degree or higher is held by 20.3% of adults. This is higher than most similar areas, though it remains well below the national average of 26.3%.
20.3% ▲ +15.9%
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.5%
- 2016: 14.0%
- 2021: 20.3%
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 Pinbarren, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 44%, followed by Bachelor degree (26%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (17%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study are Engineering and related subjects at 16%, followed by Management and commerce at 14.8% and Health at 12.8%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are two primary government schools within 3km, which is more than about 66% of similar areas. These schools are smaller than most, though they have a higher advantage score than most areas.
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).
206
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,020
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Pinbarren
2 schools — 411 students, average ICSEA 1,020.
By sector: Government 2
By type: Primary 2
| Cooran State School, Cooran | Government | Primary | 5.1 km | 139 | 1,014 |
| Pomona State School, Pomona | Government | Primary | 6.3 km | 272 | 1,023 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Pinbarren [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32321/pinbarren/topic/education