55.7% ▲ +1.0%
Higher than 89% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 55.1%
- 2016: 50.0%
- 2021: 55.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Helensburgh · Urban Centre
Education & Qualifications in Helensburgh
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A slight drop in university degrees has been the main shift in Helensburgh since 2011. While many residents hold strong credentials, the proportion of adults with a bachelor degree or higher fell by 1.8 percentage points over the decade. This reflects a community that is better qualified than many similar areas, even if it sits below the state average.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion has barely changed since 2011, staying steady at 55.7%. This figure is much higher than most similar areas, though it remains well below the New South Wales average of 58.9%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Helensburgh, Year 12 is the majority at 57%; Year 10 is next at 30%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
About 23.8% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is much higher than most similar areas but a little below the national figure of 26.3%. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 35.4% of residents.
23.8% ▼ -6.9%
Higher than 88% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 25.6%
- 2016: 19.7%
- 2021: 23.8%
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 Helensburgh, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 40%, followed by Bachelor degree (26%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (19%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Management and commerce are the most common fields of study at 18.2%, followed closely by engineering at 18.1%. Other common qualifications include society and culture at 12.1% and health at 9.4%.
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 Helensburgh [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL114014/helensburgh/topic/education