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Atholwood · Suburb / Locality

Education & Qualifications in Atholwood

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

Certificate III or IV qualifications are the most common achievement in Atholwood, where 62.5% of adults hold one. This is a place where fewer people have completed formal high school or university studies compared to the rest of the country.

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📍 Atholwood, Suburb / Locality

Where Atholwood sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Atholwood — lower than 99% of areas.

Atholwood0.0%
2361, NSW 7.2%
New South Wales 27.8%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Only 30.8% of residents finished Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. The most common highest year of school completed is Year 10, at 36.5%.

Completed Year 12

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30.8% —

Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.

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

Highest year of school

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In Atholwood, the largest group is Year 10 at 37%, followed by Year 12 (31%) and Year 9 or below (27%).

Year 10 36.5% Year 12 30.8% Year 9 or below 26.9% Year 11 5.8%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

No adults in the area hold a bachelor's degree or higher, placing Atholwood among the lowest across the country for this level of education.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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Lower than 99% of suburb / locality 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 Atholwood, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 83%; Certificate I / II is next at 17%.

Certificate III / IV 62.5% Certificate I / II 12.5%

Field of study

What people studied.

Qualifications in the area are spread across several fields, with architecture and building being the most common at 20.8%, followed by engineering at 16.7%.

Field of qualification

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In Atholwood, the largest group is Architecture & building at 28%, followed by Engineering & related (22%) and Agriculture & environment (17%).

Architecture & building 20.8% Engineering & related 16.7% Agriculture & environment 12.5% Education 12.5% Management & commerce 12.5%

Schools

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

There are no schools located within 3 km of the area, which is a smaller number than about 59% of similar places.

Schools within 3 km

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Lower than 99% of suburb / locality 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 Atholwood [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10105/atholwood/topic/education