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Education & Qualifications in Bombay

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

Much higher levels of schooling and degrees are found in Bombay than in most similar areas. About 60% of residents have finished Year 12, and over a quarter of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. These figures align closely with the state and national averages.

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Where Bombay sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

27.0% —

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Bombay — higher than 81% of areas.

Bombay27.0%
2622, NSW 25.5%
New South Wales 27.8%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Nearly 60% of people in Bombay have completed Year 12, which is much higher than in most other similar areas and about the same as the national figure.

Completed Year 12

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59.6% —

Higher 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 Bombay, Year 12 is the majority at 68%; Year 10 is next at 19%.

Year 12 59.6% Year 10 16.5% Year 9 or below 6.4% Year 11 4.6%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 27% of the population. This is much higher than in most similar areas, though it sits about the same as the New South Wales average.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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27.0% —

Higher than 81% 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 Bombay, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 38%, followed by Certificate III / IV (23%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (21%).

Bachelor degree 25.0% Certificate III / IV 15.5% Advanced diploma / diploma 14.3% Postgraduate degree 8.3% Graduate diploma / certificate 3.6%

Field of study

What people studied.

The most common fields of qualification for residents are society and culture at 13.1%, followed by education and management and commerce, both at 10.7%.

Schools

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

There are no schools within 3 km of this area, a result that is smaller 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).

Schools in and around Bombay — 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 Bombay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10455/bombay/topic/education