30.9% ▼ -25.5%
Lower than 76% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 41.4%
- 2016: 30.8%
- 2021: 30.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
The Rock · Urban Centre
Education & Qualifications in The Rock
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Just 30.9% of residents in The Rock (L) have completed Year 12, a figure far below the national average. This marks a significant drop from a decade ago and reflects a local workforce with a high proportion of practical, trade-based skills.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion fell by 11 points since 2011 to 30.9%, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 58.9%. The most common highest year of schooling for residents is Year 10 at 36.9%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In The Rock, the largest group is Year 10 at 40%, followed by Year 12 (33%) and Year 9 or below (18%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Only 9.9% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the 26.3% national figure and a drop from 2011. The area is instead led by vocational training, with 44.1% of people holding a Certificate III or IV.
9.9% ▼ -36.6%
Lower than 61% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 15.6%
- 2016: 11.4%
- 2021: 9.9%
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 The Rock, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 55%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 17%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Engineering and related fields are the most common qualifications at 17.7%, followed by management and commerce at 15.3% and society and culture at 12.3%.
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 The Rock [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL121107/the-rock/topic/education