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Louth Park · Urban Centre

Education & Qualifications in Louth Park

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

Higher rates of schooling and degrees than most similar areas define Louth Park. The community has seen a massive shift in education, with the number of people finishing Year 12 climbing 43 percentage points since 2011 to reach 62.5%. This progress is mirrored in adult qualifications, which have also risen sharply over the last decade.

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📍 Louth Park, Urban Centre

Where Louth Park sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

24.1% ▲ +713.4%

All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Louth Park — higher than 88% of areas.

Louth Park24.1%
2320, NSW 15.2%
New South Wales 27.8%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

About 62.5% of residents finished Year 12, a figure that is well above both the state and national averages. This is among the highest levels of school completion for areas of this type.

Completed Year 12

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62.5% ▲ +221.4%

Higher than 96% 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 Louth Park, Year 12 is the majority at 64%; Year 10 is next at 24%.

Year 12 62.5% Year 10 23.1% Year 11 8.0% Year 9 or below 4.4%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

One in four adults holds a bachelor degree or higher, which is much higher than most similar areas. While this 24.1% is a little below the Australian figure, the number of people with degrees has risen 21 points since 2011.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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24.1% ▲ +713.4%

Higher than 88% 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 Louth Park, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 37%, followed by Bachelor degree (28%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (23%).

Certificate III / IV 34.0% Bachelor degree 25.7% Advanced diploma / diploma 21.4% Postgraduate degree 6.3% Graduate diploma / certificate 3.3% Certificate I / II 2.3%

Field of study

What people studied.

The most common qualifications are in management and commerce at 27.2%, followed by engineering at 20.9%. Other common fields include society and culture, health, 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 Louth Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL121069/louth-park/topic/education