28.8% ▲ +7.6%
Lower than 83% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 26.8%
- 2016: 21.9%
- 2021: 28.8%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Iluka · Urban Centre
Education & Qualifications in Iluka
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer people in Iluka have completed high school or university compared to most similar areas. Only 28.8% of residents have finished Year 12, which is far below the national figure.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is far below the New South Wales average of 58.9%, though it has risen slightly since 2011. The most common highest year of school completed is Year 10, at 38.3%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Iluka, the largest group is Year 10 at 42%, followed by Year 12 (31%) and Year 9 or below (18%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are uncommon here, with only 8.8% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the Australian average of 26.3%, though the figure rose 1.5 points since 2011.
8.8% ▲ +20.4%
Lower than 69% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 7.3%
- 2016: 5.2%
- 2021: 8.8%
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 Iluka, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 56%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 19%.
Field of study
What people studied.
For those with qualifications, the most common fields are Engineering and related services at 17.8%, followed by Management and commerce at 11.4%.
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 Iluka [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL115084/iluka/topic/education