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Education & Qualifications in Book Book

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

Fewer than half of the residents in Book Book have finished Year 12, though a fair few have gone on to earn high-level university degrees. This creates a diverse mix of skill levels across the local area, with nearly 18% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher.

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Where Book Book sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

17.9% —

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Book Book — higher than 61% of areas.

Book Book17.9%
2650, NSW 20.3%
New South Wales 27.8%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Only 47.8% of people here completed Year 12, which is far below the figures for both New South Wales and Australia. Many residents left school earlier, with 17.4% reaching Year 10 and 12% reaching Year 11.

Completed Year 12

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47.8% —

Higher than 57% 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 Book Book, Year 12 is the majority at 59%; Year 10 is next at 22%.

Year 12 47.8% Year 10 17.4% Year 11 12.0% Year 9 or below 3.3%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

While 17.9% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher, this is well below the New South Wales and national figures. The most common high-level qualification is a bachelor degree, held by 24.3% of the population.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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17.9% —

Higher than 61% 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 Book Book, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 44%, followed by Certificate III / IV (26%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (21%).

Bachelor degree 24.3% Certificate III / IV 14.3% Advanced diploma / diploma 11.4% Certificate I / II 5.7%

Field of study

What people studied.

Qualifications in Book Book are often linked to the land, with 17.1% of people studying agriculture and the environment. Other common fields include engineering at 11.4%, as well as health and management at 7.1% each.

Field of qualification

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In Book Book, the largest group is Agriculture & environment at 29%, followed by Engineering & related (20%) and Health (12%).

Agriculture & environment 17.1% Engineering & related 11.4% Health 7.1% Management & commerce 7.1% Architecture & building 5.7% Education 5.7% Society & culture 4.3%

Schools

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

There are no schools within 3 kilometres of the area, making it smaller for local education 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).

Schools in and around Book Book — 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 Book Book [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10474/book-book/topic/education