42.2% ▲ +66.8%
Higher than 61% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 25.3%
- 2016: 31.1%
- 2021: 42.2%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Silverdale - Warragamba · Urban Centre
Education & Qualifications in Silverdale - Warragamba
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Higher school completion rates than most similar areas mark Silverdale - Warragamba as a place where people are increasingly seeking formal education. While 42.2% of residents have finished Year 12, this figure remains far below the national average. Recent trends show a steady climb in both school and university qualifications over the last decade.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion rose 17 points since 2011 to reach 42.2%, which is higher than most similar areas. However, this is still far below the New South Wales figure of 58.9%, with 36.2% of residents having Year 10 as their highest school level.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Silverdale - Warragamba, the largest group is Year 12 at 44%, followed by Year 10 (38%) and Year 9 or below (10%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 12.1% of the population, a figure that is far below the Australian average of 26.3%. Trade qualifications are very common here, with 47.6% of people holding a Certificate III or IV.
12.1% ▲ +96.4%
Higher than 55% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 6.2%
- 2016: 7.7%
- 2021: 12.1%
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 Silverdale - Warragamba, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 55%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 17%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in this area are led by Engineering and related fields at 20.3%, followed by Management and commerce at 18.5%. Other common fields include Society and culture and Architecture and building.
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 Silverdale - Warragamba [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL114029/silverdale-warragamba/topic/education