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Billywillinga · Suburb / Locality

Education & Qualifications in Billywillinga

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

Over 62% of residents in Billywillinga completed Year 12, which is well above the national figure. The area is highly educated at a school level, though it has fewer university degrees than the state average.

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📍 Billywillinga, Suburb / Locality

Where Billywillinga sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

20.5% ▲ +73.4%

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Billywillinga — higher than 69% of areas.

Billywillinga20.5%
2795, NSW 19.0%
New South Wales 27.8%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Completing Year 12 is much more common here than in most similar areas, with 62.4% of people reaching this milestone. This is well above the 58.8% national average.

Completed Year 12

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62.4% ▲ +38.8%

Higher than 83% 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 Billywillinga, Year 12 is the majority at 63%; Year 10 is next at 25%.

Year 12 62.4% Year 10 24.8% Year 9 or below 7.1% Year 11 5.0%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

While 20.5% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, this is well below the New South Wales figure of 27.8%. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 38.8% of residents.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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20.5% ▲ +73.4%

Higher than 69% 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 Billywillinga, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 43%, followed by Bachelor degree (24%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (15%).

Certificate III / IV 38.8% Bachelor degree 21.4% Advanced diploma / diploma 13.6% Certificate I / II 6.8% Graduate diploma / certificate 5.8% Postgraduate degree 2.9%

Field of study

What people studied.

Qualifications in the area are spread across several fields, led by Engineering and related studies at 24.3% and Management and commerce at 22.3%.

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 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).

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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 Billywillinga [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10356/billywillinga/topic/education