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Education & Qualifications in Brocklehurst

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

Far fewer residents in Brocklehurst have completed high school or university compared to the rest of the state. Only 33.3% of people finished Year 12, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 58.9%. This gap extends to higher education, where only 6.1% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher.

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📍 Brocklehurst, Suburb / Locality

Where Brocklehurst sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

6.1% ▼ -51.7%

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Brocklehurst — lower than 85% of areas.

Brocklehurst6.1%
2830, NSW 18.7%
New South Wales 27.8%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

A small minority of people finished Year 12, while the most common highest year of school completed was Year 10 at 37.7%. This level of schooling is far below the national average.

Completed Year 12

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33.3% ▲ +4.3%

Lower than 81% 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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Brocklehurst splits fairly evenly between Year 10 (43%) and Year 12 (38%), with Year 9 or below at 14%.

Year 10 37.7% Year 12 33.3% Year 9 or below 12.6% Year 11 4.8%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

The usual qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 48% of adults. This helps explain why the proportion of people with a bachelor degree or higher is far below the national figure.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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6.1% ▼ -51.7%

Lower than 85% 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 Brocklehurst, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 68%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 17%.

Certificate III / IV 48.0% Advanced diploma / diploma 12.2% Bachelor degree 8.1% Postgraduate degree 2.0%

Field of study

What people studied.

For those with higher qualifications, the most common fields are engineering and related studies at 16.9%, followed by management and commerce at 15.5%.

Field of qualification

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Brocklehurst splits fairly evenly between Engineering & related (21%) and Management & commerce (19%), with Architecture & building at 16%.

Engineering & related 16.9% Management & commerce 15.5% Architecture & building 12.8% Education 10.8% Health 9.5% Society & culture 8.1% Food, hospitality & personal services 4.7% Information technology 2.7%

Schools

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

There are no schools within 3km of the area, making it smaller for educational 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 Brocklehurst — 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 Brocklehurst [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10580/brocklehurst/topic/education