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Education & Qualifications in St Georges Basin - Sanctuary Point

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

Fewer adults in St Georges Basin - Sanctuary Point have completed high school or university compared to the state average. Only 38.3% of residents finished Year 12, and the proportion of people with a bachelor degree or higher has dropped significantly over the last decade.

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Where St Georges Basin - Sanctuary Point sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

13.9% ▼ -44.8%

All urban area areas, 2021. The marker is St Georges Basin - Sanctuary Point — lower than 61% of areas.

St Georges Basin - Sanctuary Point13.9%
2540 crosses NSW/OT 14.3%
New South Wales 27.8%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

The share of people who completed Year 12 is far below the New South Wales figure, and has fallen 20 points since 2011 to reach 38.3%. For many others, the highest year of school completed was Year 10, which applies to 32.9% of residents.

Completed Year 12

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38.3% ▼ -34.7%

Lower than 78% of urban area areas.

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

Highest year of school

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In St Georges Basin - Sanctuary Point, the largest group is Year 12 at 41%, followed by Year 10 (36%) and Year 9 or below (16%).

Year 12 38.3% Year 10 32.9% Year 9 or below 14.6% Year 11 6.7%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Higher education is less common here, with only 13.9% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher, far below the national figure. This is a sharp decline from 2011, while the most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 38.8% of people.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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13.9% ▼ -44.8%

Lower than 61% of urban area areas.

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 St Georges Basin - Sanctuary Point, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 49%, followed by Bachelor degree (19%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (19%).

Certificate III / IV 38.8% Bachelor degree 15.4% Advanced diploma / diploma 15.0% Postgraduate degree 4.8% Graduate diploma / certificate 3.0% Certificate I / II 2.8%

Field of study

What people studied.

Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are Engineering and related fields at 16.6%, followed by Management and commerce at 15.7%.

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 St Georges Basin - Sanctuary Point [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sua/1030/st-georges-basin-sanctuary-point/topic/education