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Education & Qualifications in Birriwa

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

Fewer residents in Birriwa have completed formal schooling or higher degrees compared to most other areas. Only 27% of people finished Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. This reflects a community where many adults have left school before completing their secondary education.

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Where Birriwa sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

8.1% —

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Birriwa — lower than 78% of areas.

Birriwa8.1%
2844, NSW 10.5%
New South Wales 27.8%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Completing Year 12 is far less common here than in the rest of New South Wales, with only 27% doing so. The most typical highest level of schooling reached by residents is Year 10, at 35.1%.

Completed Year 12

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27.0% —

Lower than 90% 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 Birriwa, the largest group is Year 10 at 43%, followed by Year 12 (33%) and Year 9 or below (23%).

Year 10 35.1% Year 12 27.0% Year 9 or below 18.9%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Higher education is much less common than in most areas, with just 8.1% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the New South Wales figure of 27.8%.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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8.1% —

Lower than 78% 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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Birriwa splits fairly evenly between Bachelor degree (50%) and Certificate III / IV (50%).

Bachelor degree 15.0% Certificate III / IV 15.0%

Field of study

What people studied.

Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are education at 25%, followed by architecture and building and food and hospitality services, which each account for 15%.

Field of qualification

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In Birriwa, the largest group is Education at 45%, followed by Architecture & building (27%) and Food, hospitality & personal services (27%).

Education 25.0% Architecture & building 15.0% Food, hospitality & personal services 15.0%

Schools

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

There are no schools within 3 km of Birriwa, which is a smaller number of facilities than about 59% of similar areas.

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 Birriwa [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10377/birriwa/topic/education