78.9% ▲ +97.6%
Higher than 99% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 39.9%
- 2016: 41.2%
- 2021: 78.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Sutton · Urban Centre
Education & Qualifications in Sutton
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A huge 39 percentage point jump in Year 12 completions since 2011 highlights the rapid educational growth in Sutton. This is now a highly qualified area, with a typical resident far more likely to have finished high school or a university degree than people across the rest of Australia.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 78.9% of residents finished Year 12, which is far above the New South Wales figure of 58.9%. This represents a significant increase from 2011, when only 39.9% had completed their final year of school.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Sutton, Year 12 is the majority at 81%; Year 10 is next at 15%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Higher education is common here, with 40.3% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far above the national figure of 26.3% and has risen 22 points over the last decade.
40.3% ▲ +118.3%
Higher than 99% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 18.5%
- 2016: 15.9%
- 2021: 40.3%
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 Sutton, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 35%, followed by Certificate III / IV (25%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (17%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for those with qualifications are management and commerce at 19.6%, followed by society and culture at 14.3%.
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 Sutton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL122124/sutton/topic/education