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Breelong · Suburb / Locality

Education & Qualifications in Breelong

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

Very few people in Breelong have finished high school, with only 24.6% completing Year 12. This means most adults in the area left school early or hold trade certificates rather than university degrees.

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Where Breelong sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

11.8% —

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Breelong — lower than 62% of areas.

Breelong11.8%
2827, NSW 10.3%
New South Wales 27.8%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Only 24.6% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 58.9%. The most common highest year of schooling reached is Year 10, at 35.4%.

Completed Year 12

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24.6% —

Lower than 93% 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 Breelong, the largest group is Year 10 at 43%, followed by Year 12 (30%) and Year 11 (15%).

Year 10 35.4% Year 12 24.6% Year 11 12.3% Year 9 or below 9.2%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 11.8% of the population, which is far below the national figure of 26.3%. Most qualified residents hold a Certificate III or IV, accounting for 37.5% of the group.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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11.8% —

Lower than 62% 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 Breelong, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 65%; Bachelor degree is next at 35%.

Certificate III / IV 37.5% Bachelor degree 20.0%

Field of study

What people studied.

Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are Engineering and Education, each representing 20% of the total, followed by Agriculture and environment at 10%.

Field of qualification

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Breelong splits fairly evenly between Engineering & related (40%) and Education (40%), with Agriculture & environment at 20%.

Engineering & related 20.0% Education 20.0% Agriculture & environment 10.0%

Schools

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

There are no schools within 3 km of this area, which 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).

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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 Breelong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10557/breelong/topic/education