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Education & Qualifications in Balfours Peak

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

A stark divide in learning defines Balfours Peak, where very few people finished high school but a surprising number of adults hold university degrees. Only 31.6% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure.

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Where Balfours Peak sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

26.2% —

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Balfours Peak — higher than 79% of areas.

Balfours Peak26.2%
2403, NSW 9.0%
New South Wales 27.8%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Completion of Year 12 is much lower than most areas, sitting at 31.6%. This is 27 percentage points lower than the typical New South Wales and Australian results.

Completed Year 12

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31.6% —

Lower than 85% 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 Balfours Peak, Year 12 is the majority at 71%; Year 10 is next at 29%.

Year 12 31.6% Year 10 13.2%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Despite low high school completion, bachelor degree holders make up 26.2% of adults. This is much higher than most similar areas and about the same as the national figure.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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26.2% —

Higher than 79% 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 Balfours Peak, Bachelor degree is the majority at 79%; Certificate III / IV is next at 21%.

Bachelor degree 45.8% Certificate III / IV 12.5%

Field of study

What people studied.

Degrees in education are most common at 20.8%, followed by management and commerce at 16.7% and engineering at 12.5%.

Field of qualification

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In Balfours Peak, the largest group is Education at 42%, followed by Management & commerce (33%) and Engineering & related (25%).

Education 20.8% Management & commerce 16.7% Engineering & related 12.5%

Schools

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

There are no schools within 3 kilometres of the area, making it smaller 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).

Schools in and around Balfours Peak — hover a marker for details. Open the full map →

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 Balfours Peak [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10153/balfours-peak/topic/education