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Education & Qualifications in Darlington Point

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

Only 21.3% of people in Darlington Point finished Year 12, though this is a slight increase since 2011. This is a low figure compared to the rest of the country, and the area has very few residents with university degrees.

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

5.2% ▼ -9.2%

All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Darlington Point — lower than 89% of areas.

Darlington Point5.2%
2706, NSW 7.6%
New South Wales 27.8%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Far fewer people finished high school here than in New South Wales, where the figure is 58.9%. The most common highest year of school completed in the area is Year 10, at 34.7%.

Completed Year 12

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21.3% ▲ +6.9%

Lower than 95% 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 Darlington Point, the largest group is Year 10 at 41%, followed by Year 12 (25%) and Year 9 or below (24%).

Year 10 34.7% Year 12 21.3% Year 9 or below 20.1% Year 11 9.4%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up only 5.2% of the population, which is far below the national figure of 26.3%. Instead, Certificate III or IV qualifications are the most common, held by 34% of residents.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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5.2% ▼ -9.2%

Lower than 89% 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 Darlington Point, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 60%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 15%.

Certificate III / IV 34.0% Advanced diploma / diploma 8.4% Bachelor degree 7.8% Certificate I / II 3.0% Postgraduate degree 1.8% Graduate diploma / certificate 1.8%

Field of study

What people studied.

The most common fields of qualification are engineering and related subjects at 15.1%, followed by management and commerce at 13.3%.

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 Darlington Point [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL121030/darlington-point/topic/education