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Lennox Head - West · Urban Centre

Education & Qualifications in Lennox Head - West

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

A significant jump in university degrees defines Lennox Head - West (L), where the share of adults with a bachelor degree or higher rose by 9.6 percentage points since 2011. While high-level qualifications are common, the area has a mixed record with schooling, as far fewer residents finished Year 12 compared to the national figure.

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📍 Lennox Head - West, Urban Centre

Where Lennox Head - West sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

25.5% ▲ +60.5%

All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Lennox Head - West — higher than 90% of areas.

Lennox Head - West25.5%
2478, NSW 22.8%
New South Wales 27.8%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Only 46.7% of people here completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. This is a slight improvement however, as the rate rose 7 percentage points since 2011.

Completed Year 12

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46.7% ▲ +17.6%

Higher than 73% 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 Lennox Head - West, Year 12 is the majority at 53%; Year 10 is next at 25%.

Year 12 46.7% Year 10 22.3% Year 9 or below 13.2% Year 11 5.4%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

University degrees are common in this area, with 25.5% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is among the highest levels for similar areas and is about the same as the Australian average.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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25.5% ▲ +60.5%

Higher than 90% 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 Lennox Head - West, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 34%, followed by Certificate III / IV (25%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (19%).

Bachelor degree 26.4% Certificate III / IV 19.5% Advanced diploma / diploma 14.5% Graduate diploma / certificate 6.9% Postgraduate degree 6.3% Certificate I / II 3.1%

Field of study

What people studied.

The most common fields of study are society and culture at 16.4%, followed by education at 13.8% and management and commerce at 12.6%.

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 Lennox Head - West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL122078/lennox-head-west/topic/education