46.0% ▲ +33.1%
Higher than 71% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 34.6%
- 2016: 37.5%
- 2021: 46.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Appin · Urban Centre
Education & Qualifications in Appin
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A significant 11 percentage point rise in Year 12 completion since 2011 highlights a growing trend of higher schooling in Appin. While more residents are finishing school than in many similar areas, the local figures remain far below the New South Wales and national averages.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 46% of residents have finished Year 12, which is higher than most similar areas, though it sits 13 points below the national figure. Another 34% of people stopped their schooling at Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Appin, the largest group is Year 12 at 48%, followed by Year 10 (35%) and Year 9 or below (10%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The proportion of adults with a bachelor degree or higher rose to 13.8% by 2021. This is higher than in most similar areas, but it is still far below the New South Wales rate of 27.8%.
13.8% ▲ +42.7%
Higher than 63% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 9.7%
- 2016: 16.1%
- 2021: 13.8%
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 Appin, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 53%; Bachelor degree is next at 20%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Trade and professional certificates are common here, with 46.7% of qualified residents holding a Certificate III or IV. The most popular fields of study are Engineering and related subjects at 19%, followed by Management and commerce at 17.4%.
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 Appin [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL115003/appin/topic/education