41.7% ▲ +17.3%
Higher than 60% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 35.6%
- 2016: 29.3%
- 2021: 41.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Hanwood · Urban Centre
Education & Qualifications in Hanwood
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Certificate III and IV qualifications are the most common high-level awards held by people in Hanwood. While more people have finished Year 12 than in 2011, the area still has a much lower proportion of university degrees compared to the rest of the state.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Around 41.7% of residents have completed Year 12, which is higher than most similar areas but still far below the New South Wales figure of 58.9%. This is an improvement over a decade, as the rate rose 6.2 points since 2011.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Hanwood, the largest group is Year 12 at 49%, followed by Year 10 (32%) and Year 9 or below (13%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The share of adults with a bachelor degree or higher is 11.9%, which is far below the national figure of 26.3%. This figure has fallen 3.0 points since 2011, and the most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV at 39.9%.
11.9% ▼ -20.3%
Higher than 53% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 14.9%
- 2016: 8.8%
- 2021: 11.9%
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 Hanwood, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 53%; Bachelor degree is next at 20%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in Engineering and related fields are the most frequent at 18.9%, followed by Management and commerce at 16.6%. Other common fields include food, hospitality and personal services, and education.
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 Hanwood [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL121049/hanwood/topic/education