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Education & Qualifications in Stanwell Tops

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

A huge 17 percentage point jump in university degrees since 2011 defines the educational landscape in Stanwell Tops. This community is now well above the national average for higher learning, with a strong shift towards advanced qualifications over the last decade.

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📍 Stanwell Tops, Urban Centre

Where Stanwell Tops sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

32.3% ▲ +113.5%

All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Stanwell Tops — higher than 98% of areas.

Stanwell Tops32.3%
2508, NSW 27.4%
New South Wales 27.8%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Year 12 completion has climbed significantly to 64.3%, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 58.9%. This represents a 16 point increase since 2011, placing the area among the highest for school completion at this level.

Completed Year 12

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64.3% ▲ +33.1%

Higher than 98% 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 Stanwell Tops, Year 12 is the majority at 66%; Year 10 is next at 28%.

Year 12 64.3% Year 10 27.4% Year 9 or below 3.1% Year 11 2.0%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

About 32.3% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, a figure well above the 26.3% national average. This high level of attainment is led by those with Certificate III or IV and bachelor degrees, who each make up around 28% of the population.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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32.3% ▲ +113.5%

Higher than 98% 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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Stanwell Tops splits fairly evenly between Certificate III / IV (32%) and Bachelor degree (31%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 19%.

Certificate III / IV 28.6% Bachelor degree 28.3% Advanced diploma / diploma 17.4% Postgraduate degree 10.5% Graduate diploma / certificate 4.0% Certificate I / II 1.1%

Field of study

What people studied.

Qualifications in Stanwell Tops are most common in management and commerce at 20.3%, followed closely by engineering and related fields at 18.8%. Other notable areas of study include society and culture, education, 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 Stanwell Tops [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL122122/stanwell-tops/topic/education