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Big Hill · Suburb / Locality

Education & Qualifications in Big Hill

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

Only 33.8% of residents in Big Hill completed Year 12, which is far below the national and state figures. This gap in school completion is mirrored in higher education, with far fewer adults holding university degrees compared to most other areas.

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Where Big Hill sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

11.3% —

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Big Hill — lower than 65% of areas.

Big Hill11.3%
2579, NSW 19.6%
New South Wales 27.8%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

School completion is much lower than in most areas, with only 33.8% of people finishing Year 12. This is 25 percentage points below the New South Wales and Australian averages.

Completed Year 12

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33.8% —

Lower than 79% 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 Big Hill, Year 12 is the majority at 56%; Year 10 is next at 37%.

Year 12 33.8% Year 10 22.5% Year 9 or below 4.2%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

The proportion of adults with a bachelor degree or higher is 11.3%, which is far below the national figure. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 29.6% of residents.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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11.3% —

Lower than 65% 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 Big Hill, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 55%; Bachelor degree is next at 28%.

Certificate III / IV 29.6% Bachelor degree 14.8% Advanced diploma / diploma 9.3%

Field of study

What people studied.

Qualifications are most common in management and commerce at 18.5%, followed by society and culture at 14.8%.

Field of qualification

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In Big Hill, the largest group is Management & commerce at 40%, followed by Society & culture (32%) and Food, hospitality & personal services (16%).

Management & commerce 18.5% Society & culture 14.8% Food, hospitality & personal services 7.4% Engineering & related 5.6%

Schools

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

There are no schools within 3 km of the area, a situation more common than in 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 Big Hill — 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 Big Hill [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10341/big-hill/topic/education