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Education & Qualifications in Bombowlee Creek

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

About 31% of adults in Bombowlee Creek hold a Certificate III or IV, making it the most common qualification in the area. While some residents have high-level degrees, far fewer people here finished Year 12 compared to the national figure.

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Where Bombowlee Creek sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

20.5% —

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

Bombowlee Creek20.5%
2720, NSW 12.3%
New South Wales 27.8%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Only 44.4% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the 58.8% seen across Australia. Around 33% of the community finished Year 10 as their highest level of schooling.

Completed Year 12

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44.4% —

Lower than 51% 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 Bombowlee Creek, the largest group is Year 12 at 43%, followed by Year 10 (32%) and Year 11 (15%).

Year 12 44.4% Year 10 33.3% Year 11 15.6% Year 9 or below 11.1%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Higher education is more common here than in most similar areas, with 20.5% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. However, this is still well below the New South Wales figure of 27.8%.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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20.5% —

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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Bombowlee Creek splits fairly evenly between Certificate III / IV (45%) and Bachelor degree (41%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 14%.

Certificate III / IV 31.3% Bachelor degree 28.1% Advanced diploma / diploma 9.4%

Field of study

What people studied.

Qualifications are spread across several fields, with health and management and commerce both accounting for 12.5% of degrees. Natural and physical sciences and engineering each make up 9.4%.

Field of qualification

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Bombowlee Creek splits fairly evenly between Health (29%) and Management & commerce (29%), with Natural & physical sciences at 21%.

Health 12.5% Management & commerce 12.5% Natural & physical sciences 9.4% Engineering & related 9.4%

Schools

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

There are no schools within 3 km of the area, which is a common situation for 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 Bombowlee Creek — 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 Bombowlee Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10459/bombowlee-creek/topic/education