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Canbelego · Suburb / Locality

Education & Qualifications in Canbelego

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

Just 31.6% of residents in Canbelego finished Year 12, which is far below the national figure. This gap in schooling is reflected in the qualification levels, where the area has a much lower proportion of university degrees than most other parts of Australia.

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Where Canbelego sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

10.5% —

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Canbelego — lower than 68% of areas.

Canbelego10.5%
2835, NSW 10.0%
New South Wales 27.8%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Most people here left school after Year 10, with 55.3% reaching that level. This contributes to a Year 12 completion rate that is 27 percentage points lower than in New South Wales.

Completed Year 12

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31.6% —

Lower than 85% 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 Canbelego, Year 10 is the majority at 64%; Year 12 is next at 36%.

Year 10 55.3% Year 12 31.6%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Only 10.5% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the national figure of 26.3%. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 24% of residents.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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10.5% —

Lower than 68% 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 Canbelego, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 60%; Bachelor degree is next at 40%.

Certificate III / IV 24.0% Bachelor degree 16.0%

Field of study

What people studied.

Qualifications are spread across a few fields, with Engineering and Society & Culture both accounting for 20% of degrees, followed by Agriculture and Environment at 12%.

Field of qualification

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Canbelego splits fairly evenly between Engineering & related (38%) and Society & culture (38%), with Agriculture & environment at 23%.

Engineering & related 20.0% Society & culture 20.0% Agriculture & environment 12.0%

Schools

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

There are no schools located within 3 kilometres of the area, making it smaller 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 Canbelego — 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 Canbelego [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10786/canbelego/topic/education