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Erowal Bay · Urban Centre

Education & Qualifications in Erowal Bay

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

A gap of 16 percentage points separates Erowal Bay from the national rate of Year 12 completion. While more residents have finished school and earned degrees than in similar areas, the community still trails the state and national figures. There has been a notable shift since 2011, with much higher levels of formal schooling and higher degrees.

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

18.4% ▲ +447.9%

All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Erowal Bay — higher than 77% of areas.

Erowal Bay18.4%
2540 crosses NSW/OT 14.3%
New South Wales 27.8%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Only 42.7% of residents finished Year 12, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 58.9%. However, this is a significant increase from 2011, when the rate was just 17.0%.

Completed Year 12

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42.7% ▲ +151.8%

Higher than 62% 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 Erowal Bay, the largest group is Year 12 at 44%, followed by Year 10 (35%) and Year 9 or below (15%).

Year 12 42.7% Year 10 33.8% Year 9 or below 14.5% Year 11 6.3%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 18.4% of the area, a figure that is much higher than most similar areas but still well below the national 26.3%. This also rose sharply from 3.4% in 2011. Most qualified residents hold a Certificate III or IV.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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18.4% ▲ +447.9%

Higher than 77% 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 Erowal Bay, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 47%, followed by Bachelor degree (22%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (17%).

Certificate III / IV 41.4% Bachelor degree 19.0% Advanced diploma / diploma 15.3% Postgraduate degree 4.8% Graduate diploma / certificate 4.3% Certificate I / II 3.2%

Field of study

What people studied.

The most common fields of study here are Engineering and related subjects at 17.8%, followed by Education at 14.4% and Management and commerce at 13.5%.

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 Erowal Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL121037/erowal-bay/topic/education