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Ettrema - Sassafras - Budawang · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Education & Qualifications in Ettrema - Sassafras - Budawang

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

Far fewer adults hold university degrees in Ettrema - Sassafras - Budawang compared to the rest of the state. While the typical resident is more likely to have finished high school than most Australians, there has been a decline in the number of people with a bachelor degree or higher since 2011.

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📍 Ettrema - Sassafras - Budawang, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Where Ettrema - Sassafras - Budawang sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

15.7% ▼ -16.3%

All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Ettrema - Sassafras - Budawang — lower than 67% of areas.

Ettrema - Sassafras - Budawang15.7%
2540 crosses NSW/OT 14.3%
New South Wales 27.8%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

High school completion has surged here, with 63% of people finishing Year 12. This is well above the New South Wales figure of 58.9% and represents a massive increase of 51 percentage points since 2011.

Completed Year 12

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63.0% ▲ +435.9%

Higher than 63% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.

Highest year of school

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In Ettrema - Sassafras - Budawang, Year 12 is the majority at 64%; Year 10 is next at 29%.

Year 12 63.0% Year 10 28.3% Year 11 6.5%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Only 15.7% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the national figure of 26.3%. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 31.7% of residents.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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15.7% ▼ -16.3%

Lower than 67% of statistical area 2 (sa2) 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 Ettrema - Sassafras - Budawang, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 50%, followed by Bachelor degree (31%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (19%).

Certificate III / IV 31.7% Bachelor degree 19.5% Advanced diploma / diploma 12.2%

Field of study

What people studied.

Qualifications are spread across several fields, with management and commerce being the most common at 19.5%, followed by engineering and health, both at 17.1%.

Field of qualification

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Ettrema - Sassafras - Budawang splits fairly evenly between Management & commerce (24%) and Engineering & related (21%), with Health at 21%.

Management & commerce 19.5% Engineering & related 17.1% Health 17.1% Society & culture 12.2% Agriculture & environment 9.8% Architecture & building 7.3%

Schools

Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).

There are no schools within 3 km of this area, making it one of the smallest for school access.

Schools within 3 km

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Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

Schools serving the area — within 3 km of small areas, or inside larger ones. A measure of access (catchments overlap, so don't add it across areas).

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Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
  • Australian Schools List — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA), 2025 (CC BY 4.0).

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Ettrema - Sassafras - Budawang [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/114011275/ettrema-sassafras-budawang/topic/education