39.8% ▲ +11.2%
Higher than 54% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 35.8%
- 2016: 31.1%
- 2021: 39.8%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Conjola Park · Urban Centre
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer people in Conjola Park finished high school compared to the state average, though more adults have now earned university degrees. Only 39.8% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 58.9%.
Highest year of school completed.
School completion rates have improved, with those finishing Year 12 rising 4.0 points since 2011 to reach 39.8%. This remains far below the national average of 58.8%.
39.8% ▲ +11.2%
Higher than 54% of urban centre areas.
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
In Conjola Park, the largest group is Year 12 at 43%, followed by Year 10 (37%) and Year 9 or below (13%).
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
While well below the state average, the proportion of adults with a bachelor degree or higher is much higher than in most similar areas. This figure rose 8.3 points since 2011 to 20.8%, with Certificate III or IV being the most common qualification at 42.2%.
20.8% ▲ +65.9%
Higher than 83% of urban centre areas.
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
In Conjola Park, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 49%, followed by Bachelor degree (22%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (11%).
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for qualified residents are management and commerce at 18.0%, followed by engineering and related fields at 16.1%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Conjola Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL122038/conjola-park/topic/education