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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).
Backwater · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Backwater
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Education patterns in Backwater have remained steady over the last decade, with few local facilities. The area is largely residential and rural, meaning most students must travel outside the locality for their schooling.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
The most common highest year of school is Year 12 at 50%, ahead of Year 11 (44%).
Highest year of school
View on map →In Backwater, Year 12 is the majority at 53%; Year 11 is next at 47%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The most common highest qualification level is Certificate III / IV at 60%, ahead of Advanced diploma / diploma (40%).
Highest qualification level
View on map →In Backwater, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 60%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 40%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common field of qualification is Agriculture & environment at 40%, ahead of Natural & physical sciences (0%).
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are no schools within 3 km of Backwater, a figure that is smaller than about 59% of similar areas.
Sources
- 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 Backwater [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10132/backwater/topic/education