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Education & Qualifications in Broken Head

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

Higher levels of schooling and university degrees define the resident population in Broken Head. Nearly 70% of people finished Year 12, which is far above the national figure.

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Where Broken Head sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

36.4% ▲ +37.6%

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Broken Head — higher than 90% of areas.

Broken Head36.4%
2481, NSW 33.3%
New South Wales 27.8%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

The local rate of Year 12 completion is 69.8%, which is much higher than most similar areas and 11 percentage points above the New South Wales and national figures.

Completed Year 12

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69.8% ▲ +28.7%

Higher than 90% 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 Broken Head, Year 12 is the majority at 78%; Year 10 is next at 13%.

Year 12 69.8% Year 10 11.7% Year 11 6.2% Year 9 or below 2.3%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

University qualifications are common here, with 36.4% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is well above the state figure and far above the national average.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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36.4% ▲ +37.6%

Higher than 90% 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 Broken Head, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 42%, followed by Certificate III / IV (22%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (20%).

Bachelor degree 35.0% Certificate III / IV 17.9% Advanced diploma / diploma 16.3% Postgraduate degree 11.7% Graduate diploma / certificate 1.7%

Field of study

What people studied.

The most common fields of study are management and commerce and society and culture, each at 12.9%, followed by health and creative arts at 9.2%.

Schools

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

There are no schools within 3 km, which is a smaller number of 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 Broken Head — 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 Broken Head [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10588/broken-head/topic/education