37.5% ▲ +16.2%
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 32.3%
- 2016: 35.8%
- 2021: 37.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Zilzie · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Zilzie
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Only 37.5% of residents in Zilzie completed Year 12, a figure far below the national average. This reflects a community where traditional school completion and higher degrees are less common than in most other Australian areas.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is far below both the state and national figures, with about 20 to 21 percentage points less of the population finishing school. Many residents left school at Year 10 or earlier.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Zilzie, the largest group is Year 12 at 42%, followed by Year 10 (34%) and Year 9 or below (14%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Only 10.5% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the Australian average. Instead, the most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 40% of residents.
10.5% ▲ +2.5%
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.3%
- 2016: 9.5%
- 2021: 10.5%
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 Zilzie, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 53%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 18%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields of study are engineering and related subjects at 16.2%, followed by management and commerce at 13.2%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Zilzie has two primary schools within 3 km, which is more than about 66% of similar areas. These government schools have an average size of 254 students, though their advantage scores are lower 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).
254
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
950
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Zilzie
2 schools — 507 students, average ICSEA 950.
By sector: Government 2
By type: Primary 2
| Emu Park State School, Emu Park | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 499 | 950 |
| Keppel Sands State School, Keppel Sands | Government | Primary | 4.5 km | 8 | 952 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Zilzie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL33233/zilzie/topic/education