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Callala Bay · Urban Centre

Education & Qualifications in Callala Bay

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

A growing number of university-educated adults live in Callala Bay, where 17.4% now hold a bachelor degree or higher. This marks a significant shift for the area, with university qualifications and high school completion rates both rising sharply since 2011.

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Where Callala Bay sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

17.4% ▲ +181.0%

All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Callala Bay — higher than 75% of areas.

Callala Bay17.4%
2540 crosses NSW/OT 14.3%
New South Wales 27.8%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

While 43.3% of residents finished Year 12, this is far below the 58.9% seen across New South Wales. This figure has improved lately, rising 12 points since 2011, though a third of the population still stopped their schooling at Year 10.

Completed Year 12

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43.3% ▲ +38.6%

Higher than 64% 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 Callala Bay, the largest group is Year 12 at 45%, followed by Year 10 (35%) and Year 9 or below (14%).

Year 12 43.3% Year 10 33.3% Year 9 or below 13.7% Year 11 5.3%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

The proportion of adults with a bachelor degree or higher has jumped from 6.2% in 2011 to 17.4%, which is much higher than in most similar areas. Most residents hold a Certificate III or IV, and the local degree rate remains well below the national figure of 26.3%.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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17.4% ▲ +181.0%

Higher than 75% 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 Callala Bay, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 46%, followed by Bachelor degree (22%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (19%).

Certificate III / IV 38.9% Bachelor degree 18.4% Advanced diploma / diploma 16.1% Postgraduate degree 5.6% Graduate diploma / certificate 4.1% Certificate I / II 1.7%

Field of study

What people studied.

Qualifications in Callala Bay are most common in engineering (18.2%) and management and commerce (18.0%). Other frequent fields 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 Callala Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL115036/callala-bay/topic/education