50.9% ▲ +93.8%
Higher than 82% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 26.3%
- 2016: 25.2%
- 2021: 50.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Jilliby · Urban Centre
Education & Qualifications in Jilliby
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Education levels have climbed steeply in Jilliby since 2011, with a huge jump in people finishing high school. Over half the population now has a Year 12 certificate, and the number of adults with a university degree has risen by 11 points in a decade.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion has risen 25 points since 2011 to reach 50.9%, which is much higher than most similar areas. However, this is still well below the New South Wales figure of 58.9%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Jilliby, Year 12 is the majority at 51%; Year 10 is next at 34%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
About 17.8% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, a figure that is far below the New South Wales average but much higher than in most similar areas. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 43.3% of residents.
17.8% ▲ +178.9%
Higher than 76% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 6.4%
- 2016: 7.5%
- 2021: 17.8%
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 Jilliby, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 47%, followed by Bachelor degree (21%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (18%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Engineering and related fields are the most common qualifications at 25.1%, followed by management and commerce at 17.9% and education at 13.8%.
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 Jilliby [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL121054/jilliby/topic/education