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Education & Qualifications in Bakers Swamp

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

More than half of residents in Bakers Swamp have finished Year 12, reflecting a trend toward higher schooling levels since 2011. While degree levels are higher than in many similar areas, they remain well below the state and national figures.

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Where Bakers Swamp sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

20.4% —

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Bakers Swamp — higher than 68% of areas.

Bakers Swamp20.4%
2820, NSW 9.1%
New South Wales 27.8%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Year 12 completion sits at 56.9%, which is much higher than most similar areas, though this is a little below the New South Wales figure of 58.9%. About 29.4% of residents finished Year 10.

Completed Year 12

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56.9% —

Higher than 75% 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 Bakers Swamp, Year 12 is the majority at 66%; Year 10 is next at 34%.

Year 12 56.9% Year 10 29.4%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Around 20.4% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, a figure that is higher than most similar areas but well below the national average of 26.3%. Diplomas are common, held by 21.6% of the population.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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20.4% —

Higher than 68% 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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Bakers Swamp splits fairly evenly between Advanced diploma / diploma (31%) and Bachelor degree (27%), with Certificate III / IV at 27%.

Advanced diploma / diploma 21.6% Bachelor degree 18.9% Certificate III / IV 18.9% Postgraduate degree 10.8%

Field of study

What people studied.

The most common fields of study are society and culture at 24.3%, followed by management and commerce at 13.5% and engineering at 10.8%.

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In Bakers Swamp, the largest group is Society & culture at 43%, followed by Management & commerce (24%) and Engineering & related (19%).

Society & culture 24.3% Management & commerce 13.5% Engineering & related 10.8% Architecture & building 8.1%

Schools

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

There are no schools within 3 km of the area, making it smaller than about 59% of similar locations.

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 Bakers Swamp [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10143/bakers-swamp/topic/education