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Lennox Head · Urban Centre

Education & Qualifications in Lennox Head

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

Much higher rates of university degrees and high school completion set Lennox Head apart from the rest of the state. Over a third of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, a figure well above the national average. This educational shift has been rapid, with a huge jump in both degree and Year 12 completion since 2011.

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📍 Lennox Head, Urban Centre

Where Lennox Head sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

33.8% ▲ +290.2%

All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Lennox Head — higher than 99% of areas.

Lennox Head33.8%
2478, NSW 22.8%
New South Wales 27.8%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

High school completion is among the highest for similar areas, with 64.4% of residents finishing Year 12. This is well above the New South Wales figure of 58.9% and represents a 35 point increase since 2011.

Completed Year 12

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64.4% ▲ +119.6%

Higher than 98% of urban centre areas.

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

Highest year of school

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In Lennox Head, Year 12 is the majority at 68%; Year 10 is next at 21%.

Year 12 64.4% Year 10 19.8% Year 11 6.0% Year 9 or below 4.1%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

The area is highly qualified, as 33.8% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher. This is well above the Australian average of 26.3% and reflects a 25 point rise over the last decade.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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33.8% ▲ +290.2%

Higher than 99% 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

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In Lennox Head, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 38%, followed by Certificate III / IV (27%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (19%).

Bachelor degree 32.7% Certificate III / IV 23.4% Advanced diploma / diploma 16.3% Postgraduate degree 9.0% Graduate diploma / certificate 4.1% Certificate I / II 1.0%

Field of study

What people studied.

The most common qualifications are in management and commerce at 17.4%, followed by health at 14.1% and education at 13.1%.

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 Lennox Head [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL114017/lennox-head/topic/education