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Education & Qualifications in Burroway

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

Agriculture and environment are the most common fields of study in Burroway, where 25.4% of qualifications are in this area. While more residents have finished high school than in many similar places, the area remains well below the national figure for both school and university completion.

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Where Burroway sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

18.5% ▲ +26.7%

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Burroway — higher than 63% of areas.

Burroway18.5%
2821, NSW 11.2%
New South Wales 27.8%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

About 50.9% of people completed Year 12, which is higher than most similar areas. However, this is still well below the New South Wales figure of 58.9%.

Completed Year 12

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50.9% ▲ +23.4%

Higher than 64% 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 Burroway, Year 12 is the majority at 54%; Year 10 is next at 29%.

Year 12 50.9% Year 10 27.2% Year 9 or below 9.6% Year 11 6.1%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 18.5% of the population. This is higher than most similar areas, but well below the national figure of 26.3%.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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18.5% ▲ +26.7%

Higher than 63% 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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Burroway splits fairly evenly between Bachelor degree (35%) and Certificate III / IV (35%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 14%.

Bachelor degree 28.6% Certificate III / IV 28.6% Advanced diploma / diploma 11.1% Graduate diploma / certificate 7.9% Certificate I / II 4.8%

Field of study

What people studied.

Besides farming and environment, the most common qualifications are in management and commerce (15.9%), followed by engineering and education, which both sit at 14.3%.

Field of qualification

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In Burroway, the largest group is Agriculture & environment at 33%, followed by Management & commerce (20%) and Engineering & related (18%).

Agriculture & environment 25.4% Management & commerce 15.9% Engineering & related 14.3% Education 14.3% Health 7.9%

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 Burroway — 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 Burroway [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10712/burroway/topic/education