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Birdwood · Suburb / Locality

Education & Qualifications in Birdwood

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

Very few residents in Birdwood have completed high school or university, placing it among the lowest areas for education in the region. Only 25% of people finished Year 12, and no adults hold a bachelor degree or higher.

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📍 Birdwood, Suburb / Locality

Where Birdwood sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Birdwood — lower than 99% of areas.

Birdwood0.0%
2446, NSW 12.4%
New South Wales 27.8%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

The typical resident in Birdwood finished Year 10, with 47.2% of people reaching that level. This means the 25% who finished Year 12 is far below the New South Wales figure of 58.9%.

Completed Year 12

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25.0% —

Lower than 92% 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 Birdwood, Year 10 is the majority at 52%; Year 12 is next at 27%.

Year 10 47.2% Year 12 25.0% Year 11 11.1% Year 9 or below 8.3%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

No adults in Birdwood hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the national figure of 26.3%.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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Lower than 99% 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 Birdwood, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 75%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 25%.

Certificate III / IV 56.3% Advanced diploma / diploma 18.8%

Field of study

What people studied.

The most common field of qualification is Engineering & related at 44%, ahead of Education (31%).

Field of qualification

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In Birdwood, the largest group is Engineering & related at 47%, followed by Education (33%) and Creative arts (20%).

Engineering & related 43.8% Education 31.3% Creative arts 18.8%

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 Birdwood [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10374/birdwood/topic/education