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Cadgee · Suburb / Locality

Education & Qualifications in Cadgee

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

A huge gap in schooling levels marks Cadgee, where far fewer people finished high school compared to the rest of the country. While Year 12 completion is very low, nearly 40% of adults hold a university degree, placing the area among the most qualified at this level.

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📍 Cadgee, Suburb / Locality

Where Cadgee sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

39.1% —

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Cadgee — higher than 92% of areas.

Cadgee39.1%
2545, NSW 14.9%
New South Wales 27.8%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Only 34.8% of residents finished Year 12, which is far below the New South Wales and national figures of around 59%. This is much lower than most similar areas, with 34.8% of people having a Year 9 education or less.

Completed Year 12

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34.8% —

Lower than 77% 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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Cadgee splits fairly evenly between Year 12 (38%) and Year 9 or below (38%), with Year 10 at 24%.

Year 12 34.8% Year 9 or below 34.8% Year 10 21.7%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Despite the low high school completion rate, 39.1% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher. This is far above the New South Wales (27.8%) and Australian (26.3%) figures.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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39.1% —

Higher than 92% 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 Cadgee, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 35%, followed by Advanced diploma / diploma (24%) and Certificate III / IV (24%).

Bachelor degree 54.5% Advanced diploma / diploma 36.4% Certificate III / IV 36.4% Graduate diploma / certificate 27.3%

Field of study

What people studied.

The most common field of qualification is Natural & physical sciences at 0%, ahead of Information technology (0%).

Schools

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

There are no schools within 3 km of the area, making it smaller 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).

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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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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Cadgee [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10742/cadgee/topic/education