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Education & Qualifications in Greenwell Point

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

Fewer residents have finished high school in Greenwell Point than in 2011. This is a community where formal schooling and university degrees are much less common than in the rest of the state, with only 9.5% of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher.

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Where Greenwell Point sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

9.5% ▲ +8.3%

All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Greenwell Point — lower than 64% of areas.

Greenwell Point9.5%
2540 crosses NSW/OT 14.3%
New South Wales 27.8%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Only 30.6% of people here completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. This rate has fallen by 6.5 points since 2011, and the most common highest year of school finished is Year 10 at 37.5%.

Completed Year 12

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30.6% ▼ -17.6%

Lower than 77% 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 Greenwell Point, the largest group is Year 10 at 40%, followed by Year 12 (33%) and Year 9 or below (21%).

Year 10 37.5% Year 12 30.6% Year 9 or below 19.5% Year 11 6.3%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Typical qualifications are trade-based, with 43.5% of residents holding a Certificate III or IV. This helps explain why university degrees are far less common here than in New South Wales, where 27.8% of adults have one.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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9.5% ▲ +8.3%

Lower than 64% 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 Greenwell Point, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 56%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 19%.

Certificate III / IV 43.5% Advanced diploma / diploma 14.5% Bachelor degree 12.2% Certificate I / II 3.1% Graduate diploma / certificate 2.4% Postgraduate degree 2.3%

Field of study

What people studied.

Engineering and related fields are the most common areas of study at 24.5%. Management and commerce follow at 15.8%, while health, architecture, and education each make up around 8% to 9% of qualifications.

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 Greenwell Point [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL115068/greenwell-point/topic/education