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Byng · Suburb / Locality

Education & Qualifications in Byng

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

A surprising number of highly educated adults now live in Byng, where 34.7% hold a bachelor degree or higher. This is well above the national figure and much higher than in most similar areas. While university qualifications are common, the area lacks local schooling facilities.

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Where Byng sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

34.7% —

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Byng — higher than 89% of areas.

Byng34.7%
2800, NSW 21.6%
New South Wales 27.8%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

About 57.8% of residents completed Year 12, which is much higher than most similar areas, though a little below the New South Wales figure of 58.9%.

Completed Year 12

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57.8% —

Higher than 76% 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 Byng, Year 12 is the majority at 60%; Year 10 is next at 26%.

Year 12 57.8% Year 10 24.4% Year 11 6.7% Year 9 or below 6.7%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Highly qualified residents are common here, with the proportion of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher sitting at 34.7%, well above both the state and national figures.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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34.7% —

Higher than 89% 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 Byng, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 42%, followed by Certificate III / IV (19%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (15%).

Bachelor degree 30.6% Certificate III / IV 13.9% Advanced diploma / diploma 11.1% Postgraduate degree 8.3% Graduate diploma / certificate 8.3%

Field of study

What people studied.

The most common qualifications are in management and commerce at 16.7%, followed by agriculture and environment at 13.9%.

Field of qualification

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Byng splits fairly evenly between Management & commerce (21%) and Agriculture & environment (17%), with Architecture & building at 14%.

Management & commerce 16.7% Agriculture & environment 13.9% Architecture & building 11.1% Society & culture 11.1% Creative arts 11.1% Health 8.3% Education 8.3%

Schools

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

There are no schools within 3 km of the area, which is a smaller number of facilities than about 59% of similar places.

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 Byng — 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 Byng [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10729/byng/topic/education