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Education & Qualifications in Lawrence

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

Certificate III or IV qualifications are the most common achievement for adults in Lawrence, held by 37.6% of the population. This is a place where school and university completion rates are much lower than the state and national figures. Only about a third of residents have finished Year 12.

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📍 Lawrence, Urban Centre

Where Lawrence sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

11.6% ▼ -10.1%

All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Lawrence — higher than 51% of areas.

Lawrence11.6%
2460, NSW 10.4%
New South Wales 27.8%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Only 32.3% of people here have completed Year 12, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 58.9%. This is a downward trend for the area, falling 5.5 points since 2011.

Completed Year 12

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32.3% ▼ -14.5%

Lower than 71% 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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Lawrence splits fairly evenly between Year 12 (36%) and Year 10 (35%), with Year 9 or below at 19%.

Year 12 32.3% Year 10 31.5% Year 9 or below 17.6% Year 11 9.2%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 11.6% of the population, a figure far below the Australian average of 26.3%. This proportion has also dipped slightly since 2011.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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11.6% ▼ -10.1%

Higher than 51% of urban centre areas.

Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).

Field of study

What people studied.

The most common fields of study for those with qualifications are engineering and related subjects at 17%, followed by management and commerce at 12.9%.

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 Lawrence [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL121065/lawrence/topic/education