Bald Blair · Suburb / Locality

Education & Qualifications in Bald Blair

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

More than 41% of adults in Bald Blair hold a bachelor degree, marking this as a highly qualified area. While university degrees are common, far fewer residents finished high school compared to the rest of the state and country.

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📍 Bald Blair, Suburb / Locality

Where Bald Blair sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

29.4%
  • 0.0%–2.1%: 1060 areas
  • 2.1%–4.3%: 270 areas
  • 4.3%–6.4%: 664 areas
  • 6.4%–8.6%: 989 areas
  • 8.6%–10.7%: 1292 areas
  • 10.7%–12.9%: 1253 areas
  • 12.9%–15.0%: 1106 areas
  • 15.0%–17.1%: 1016 areas
  • 17.1%–19.3%: 865 areas
  • 19.3%–21.4%: 701 areas
  • 21.4%–23.6%: 563 areas
  • 23.6%–25.7%: 467 areas
  • 25.7%–27.9%: 444 areas
  • 27.9%–30.0%: 369 areas
  • 30.0%–32.1%: 288 areas
  • 32.1%–34.3%: 240 areas
  • 34.3%–36.4%: 235 areas
  • 36.4%–38.6%: 182 areas
  • 38.6%–40.7%: 150 areas
  • 40.7%–42.9%: 127 areas
  • 42.9%–45.0%: 93 areas
  • 45.0%–47.1%: 117 areas
  • 47.1%–49.3%: 91 areas
  • 49.3%–51.4%: 77 areas
  • 51.4%–53.6%: 78 areas
  • 53.6%–55.7%: 55 areas
  • 55.7%–57.9%: 48 areas
  • 57.9%–60.0%: 56 areas

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Bald Blair — higher than 85% of areas.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher compared with the state and national average
Bald Blair29.4%
2365, NSW 14.0%
New South Wales 27.8%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Only 41.4% of people here completed Year 12, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 58.9%. The most common highest year of schooling is Year 10, reached by 51.7% of residents.

41.4%

Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 42.4%
  • 2021: 41.4%

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

Highest year of school

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In Bald Blair, the largest group is Year 10 at 48%, followed by Year 12 (39%) and Year 11 (13%).

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

A bachelor degree or higher is held by 29.4% of adults, which is much higher than most similar areas and well above the national figure of 26.3%. Bachelor degrees are the most common qualification at 41.7%.

29.4%

Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 9.4%
  • 2021: 29.4%

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 Bald Blair, Bachelor degree is the majority at 53%; Certificate III / IV is next at 32%.

Field of study

What people studied.

Qualifications in this area are most often in management and commerce at 33.3%, followed by food, hospitality and personal services at 29.2% and education at 25%.

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Bald Blair splits fairly evenly between Management & commerce (25%) and Food, hospitality & personal services (22%), with Education at 19%.

Schools

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

There is one government primary school within 3km, though its average size of 32 students is much lower than most areas. The school's advantage score is also lower than most other areas.

1

Lower than 57% 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).

969

Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.

Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).

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Schools serving Bald Blair

1 school — 32 students, average ICSEA 969.

By sector: Government 1

By type: Primary 1

Schools serving Bald Blair, sortable by name, sector, type, distance and student count
Bald Blair Public School, Guyra Government Primary 7.0 km 32 969

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 Bald Blair [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10147/bald-blair/topic/education