50.1% ▲ +41.7%
Higher than 80% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 35.4%
- 2016: 17.2%
- 2021: 50.1%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Waterfall · Urban Centre
Education & Qualifications in Waterfall
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A rise of 15 percentage points in Year 12 completion since 2011 marks a significant educational shift in Waterfall. While the area sees more people finishing school and earning degrees than most similar places, it still sits well below the state and national figures.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Half of residents have completed Year 12, which is much higher than in most similar areas. This figure has grown from 35.4% in 2011, though it remains well below the New South Wales average of 58.9%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Waterfall, Year 12 is the majority at 52%; Year 10 is next at 34%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 18.5% of the population, a figure that rose 6.2 points since 2011. This is much higher than in similar areas, despite being well below the Australian average of 26.3%.
18.5% ▲ +50.1%
Higher than 77% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 12.3%
- 2016: 6.7%
- 2021: 18.5%
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 Waterfall, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 47%, followed by Bachelor degree (24%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (18%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications are in engineering and related fields at 19.3%, followed closely by management and commerce at 18.5%. Other common areas of study include society and culture, architecture, and health.
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 Waterfall [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL121118/waterfall/topic/education