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Boro · Suburb / Locality

Education & Qualifications in Boro

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

Fewer residents in Boro hold higher degrees than in most similar areas. Only 12% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the national figure of 26.3%.

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📍 Boro, Suburb / Locality

Where Boro sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

12.0% —

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

Boro12.0%
2622, NSW 25.5%
New South Wales 27.8%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

School completion is low here, with only 46.3% of people finishing Year 12. This is far below the New South Wales figure of 58.9%.

Completed Year 12

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46.3% —

Higher than 54% 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 Boro, Year 12 is the majority at 51%; Year 10 is next at 33%.

Year 12 46.3% Year 10 30.5% Year 9 or below 11.0% Year 11 3.7%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Trade certificates are the most common qualification, held by 38.6% of adults. This helps explain why the number of people with university degrees is far below the state and national averages.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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12.0% —

Lower 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 Boro, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 61%; Bachelor degree is next at 17%.

Certificate III / IV 38.6% Bachelor degree 10.5% Graduate diploma / certificate 7.0% Advanced diploma / diploma 7.0%

Field of study

What people studied.

Those with qualifications in Boro are most often trained in engineering and health, each making up 12.3% of the group, followed by management and commerce at 10.5%.

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 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 Boro — 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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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Boro [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10512/boro/topic/education