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Hallidays Point - West · Urban Centre

Education & Qualifications in Hallidays Point - West

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

A growing number of qualified residents live in Hallidays Point - West (L), where bachelor degree holders have risen to 20.2% since 2011. While this is much higher than in most similar areas, it remains well below the national figure of 26.3%.

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📍 Hallidays Point - West, Urban Centre

Where Hallidays Point - West sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

20.2% ▲ +281.4%

All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Hallidays Point - West — higher than 81% of areas.

Hallidays Point - West20.2%
2430, NSW 12.5%
New South Wales 27.8%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

More than half of residents have finished Year 12, a figure that rose 23 points since 2011. Despite this growth, the 51% completion rate is well below the New South Wales figure of 58.9%.

Completed Year 12

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51.0% ▲ +80.0%

Higher than 82% 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 Hallidays Point - West, Year 12 is the majority at 52%; Year 10 is next at 30%.

Year 12 51.0% Year 10 29.1% Year 9 or below 12.0% Year 11 5.4%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

About one in five adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is much higher than in most similar areas. Certificate III or IV qualifications are the most common, held by 38.8% of the population.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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20.2% ▲ +281.4%

Higher than 81% 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 Hallidays Point - West, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 43%, followed by Bachelor degree (25%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (21%).

Certificate III / IV 38.8% Bachelor degree 22.3% Advanced diploma / diploma 19.1% Postgraduate degree 5.8% Graduate diploma / certificate 2.2% Certificate I / II 1.4%

Field of study

What people studied.

Qualifications in this area are spread across several fields, with Engineering and related studies being the most common at 16.9%. Architecture, building, education, and management each account for 12.6% 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 Hallidays Point - West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL121048/hallidays-point-west/topic/education