Camden Haven · Urban Area

Education & Qualifications in Camden Haven

How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.

Far fewer people in Camden Haven finished high school compared to the rest of the state, with only 37.6% completing Year 12. While university degrees are less common than the national figure, the number of adults with a bachelor degree or higher has risen slightly since 2011.

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📍 Camden Haven, Urban Area

Where Camden Haven sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

14.2% ▲ +25.7%
  • 5.0%–6.1%: 0 areas
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  • 7.1%–8.2%: 3 areas
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  • 21.1%–22.1%: 6 areas
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  • 24.3%–25.4%: 1 area
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  • 33.9%–35.0%: 2 areas

All urban area areas, 2021. The marker is Camden Haven — lower than 57% of areas.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher compared with the state and national average
Camden Haven14.2%
2439, NSW 13.4%
New South Wales 27.8%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Only 37.6% of residents finished Year 12, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 58.9% and has barely changed over the last decade. About 35.6% of the population had Year 10 as their highest level of schooling.

37.6% ▲ +2.1%

Lower than 81% of urban area areas.

  • 2011: 36.8%
  • 2016: 41.6%
  • 2021: 37.6%

Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.

Highest year of school

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Camden Haven splits fairly evenly between Year 12 (40%) and Year 10 (38%), with Year 9 or below at 16%.

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

The share of adults with a bachelor degree or higher is 14.2%, which is far below the Australian average of 26.3%. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 40.4% of residents.

14.2% ▲ +25.7%

Lower than 57% of urban area areas.

  • 2011: 11.3%
  • 2016: 13.9%
  • 2021: 14.2%

Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).

Highest qualification level

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In Camden Haven, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 49%, followed by Bachelor degree (20%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (19%).

Field of study

What people studied.

The most common fields of study for those with qualifications are engineering and related subjects at 17.4%, followed by management and commerce at 16.3%.

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Camden Haven [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sua/1009/camden-haven/topic/education