45.2% ▲ +18.0%
Higher than 69% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 38.3%
- 2016: 41.9%
- 2021: 45.2%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Kings Point · Urban Centre
Education & Qualifications in Kings Point
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More than half of the adults in Kings Point have not finished Year 12, though the number who do is climbing. While 45.2% of people have completed their final year of school, this remains far below the national figure.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
The proportion of people finishing Year 12 rose by 6.9 points since 2011 to reach 45.2%. This is higher than most similar areas, but still far below the New South Wales average of 58.9%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Kings Point, the largest group is Year 12 at 48%, followed by Year 10 (35%) and Year 9 or below (10%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
About 15.2% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is higher than most similar areas but far below the Australian figure of 26.3%. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 46.1% of residents.
15.2% ▲ +2.2%
Higher than 69% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 14.8%
- 2016: 17.3%
- 2021: 15.2%
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 Kings Point, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 55%; Bachelor degree is next at 20%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in Kings Point are split evenly between Engineering and Management & Commerce, with 17.6% each. Education is another common field of study at 11.9%.
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 Kings Point [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL121059/kings-point/topic/education