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Education & Qualifications in Hastings Point

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

Hastings Point sees a much lower proportion of people finishing high school compared to most similar areas. Only 28.6% of residents completed Year 12, a figure that has fallen by 20 percentage points since 2011. This trend is mirrored in higher education, where the share of adults with university degrees has also dropped.

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

12.2% ▼ -40.1%

All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Hastings Point — higher than 55% of areas.

Hastings Point12.2%
2489, NSW 21.2%
New South Wales 27.8%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Year 12 completion is far below the New South Wales figure of 58.9%. The most common highest year of school finished here is Year 10, reached by 34.0% of residents.

Completed Year 12

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28.6% ▼ -41.7%

Lower than 84% 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 Hastings Point, the largest group is Year 10 at 39%, followed by Year 12 (33%) and Year 9 or below (19%).

Year 10 34.0% Year 12 28.6% Year 9 or below 16.7% Year 11 8.0%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

About 12.2% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the national figure of 26.3%. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 31.0% of the population.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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12.2% ▼ -40.1%

Higher than 55% 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 Hastings Point, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 46%, followed by Bachelor degree (22%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (19%).

Certificate III / IV 31.0% Bachelor degree 14.7% Advanced diploma / diploma 13.0% Postgraduate degree 4.4% Graduate diploma / certificate 3.2% Certificate I / II 0.9%

Field of study

What people studied.

Qualifications in the area are spread across several fields, with Management and commerce being the most common at 15.6%. Engineering and related fields follow at 10.3%.

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 Hastings Point [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL121050/hastings-point/topic/education