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Education & Qualifications in Bawley Point

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

Higher education levels are common in Bawley Point, where the proportion of adults with a university degree is among the highest for similar areas. While high school completion rates are well below the state figure, the number of residents with degrees has risen sharply over the last decade.

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

27.8% ▲ +63.4%

All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Bawley Point — higher than 93% of areas.

Bawley Point27.8%
2539, NSW 16.5%
New South Wales 27.8%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

About 52.9% of residents have completed Year 12, which is much higher than most similar areas, though this remains well below the national figure of 58.8%. This rate has climbed 16 percentage points since 2011.

Completed Year 12

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52.9% ▲ +42.8%

Higher than 86% 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 Bawley Point, Year 12 is the majority at 57%; Year 10 is next at 30%.

Year 12 52.9% Year 10 28.1% Year 9 or below 6.4% Year 11 5.9%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

University degrees or higher are held by 27.8% of adults, which is a little above the Australian figure. This represents a significant increase from 2011, when only 17% of adults held such a qualification.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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27.8% ▲ +63.4%

Higher than 93% 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 Bawley Point, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 37%, followed by Bachelor degree (30%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (15%).

Certificate III / IV 32.3% Bachelor degree 26.2% Advanced diploma / diploma 12.7% Graduate diploma / certificate 7.3% Postgraduate degree 6.1% Certificate I / II 2.1%

Field of study

What people studied.

The most common fields of study for those with qualifications are education at 16% and society and culture at 12.3%, followed by engineering at 11.8%.

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 Bawley Point [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL121003/bawley-point/topic/education