CensusAtlas

Alstonville · Urban Centre

Education & Qualifications in Alstonville

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

More people hold higher degrees in Alstonville than in most similar areas, though the town still sits below state and national figures. While 21.6% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher, the number of people finishing high school has climbed significantly over the last decade.

Open map →
📍 Alstonville, Urban Centre

Where Alstonville sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

21.6% ▲ +215.5%

All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Alstonville — higher than 85% of areas.

Alstonville21.6%
2477, NSW 22.0%
New South Wales 27.8%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Year 12 completion rates have risen 21 points since 2011 to reach 45.6%. This is higher than most similar areas, although it remains far below the New South Wales figure of 58.9%.

Completed Year 12

View on map →

45.6% ▲ +84.9%

Higher than 70% of urban centre areas.

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

Highest year of school

View on map →

In Alstonville, the largest group is Year 12 at 48%, followed by Year 10 (32%) and Year 9 or below (14%).

Year 12 45.6% Year 10 29.8% Year 9 or below 12.8% Year 11 6.2%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

The share of adults with a bachelor degree or higher rose 15 points since 2011 to 21.6%, which is much higher than most similar areas. This result is still well below the national figure of 26.3%, with Certificate III or IV being the most common qualification at 30.8%.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

View on map →

21.6% ▲ +215.5%

Higher than 85% of urban centre areas.

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 Alstonville, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 37%, followed by Bachelor degree (29%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (20%).

Certificate III / IV 30.8% Bachelor degree 24.3% Advanced diploma / diploma 16.6% Postgraduate degree 5.8% Graduate diploma / certificate 3.9% Certificate I / II 2.3%

Field of study

What people studied.

The most common fields of study for those with qualifications are management and commerce at 15.8%, followed by health at 14.0% and education at 13.2%.

Sources

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

More for Alstonville

Full area profile →

Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Alstonville [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL114001/alstonville/topic/education