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Education & Qualifications in Salamander Bay - Soldiers Point

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

Higher qualification rates than most similar areas define Salamander Bay - Soldiers Point, though figures remain well below the state and national levels. This is a place of improving education, with a significant rise in both high school and university completion since 2011.

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Where Salamander Bay - Soldiers Point sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

15.9% ▲ +165.4%

All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Salamander Bay - Soldiers Point — higher than 72% of areas.

Salamander Bay - Soldiers Point15.9%
2317, NSW 15.2%
New South Wales 27.8%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

While 41.6% of residents finished Year 12, this is far below the New South Wales figure of 58.9%. However, this is a big improvement from 2011, when only 27.0% of people had completed their final year of school.

Completed Year 12

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41.6% ▲ +53.9%

Higher than 59% 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 Salamander Bay - Soldiers Point, the largest group is Year 12 at 44%, followed by Year 10 (35%) and Year 9 or below (13%).

Year 12 41.6% Year 10 32.7% Year 9 or below 12.5% Year 11 6.8%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 15.9% of the population, which is far below the national figure of 26.3%. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 35.5% of residents.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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15.9% ▲ +165.4%

Higher than 72% 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 Salamander Bay - Soldiers Point, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 44%, followed by Bachelor degree (23%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (21%).

Certificate III / IV 35.5% Bachelor degree 18.5% Advanced diploma / diploma 17.5% Postgraduate degree 5.1% Graduate diploma / certificate 2.8% Certificate I / II 2.1%

Field of study

What people studied.

The most common fields of study are management and commerce at 19.0%, followed closely by engineering and related fields at 17.8%. Other frequent qualifications include society and culture, health and education.

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 Salamander Bay - Soldiers Point [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL114027/salamander-bay-soldiers-point/topic/education