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Carrathool · Suburb / Locality

Education & Qualifications in Carrathool

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

Education levels have remained low in Carrathool compared to the wider region. Only 38.5% of people finished Year 12, which is far below the national figure. This trend is reflected in the low proportion of residents with university degrees.

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Where Carrathool sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

9.6% ▼ -42.9%

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Carrathool — lower than 72% of areas.

Carrathool9.6%
2711, NSW 8.5%
New South Wales 27.8%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Far fewer people have completed Year 12 here than in most other areas, sitting at 38.5% compared to the New South Wales figure of 58.9%.

Completed Year 12

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38.5% ▼ -7.2%

Lower than 68% 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 Carrathool, the largest group is Year 12 at 47%, followed by Year 10 (29%) and Year 11 (13%).

Year 12 38.5% Year 10 23.6% Year 11 10.6% Year 9 or below 9.9%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up only 9.6% of the population, which is far below the Australian average of 26.3%. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 34.1% of residents.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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9.6% ▼ -42.9%

Lower than 72% 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 Carrathool, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 60%; Bachelor degree is next at 32%.

Certificate III / IV 34.1% Bachelor degree 18.2% Advanced diploma / diploma 4.5%

Field of study

What people studied.

Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are agriculture and environment at 18.2%, followed by management and commerce at 15.9%.

Field of qualification

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Carrathool splits fairly evenly between Agriculture & environment (30%) and Management & commerce (26%), with Engineering & related at 24%.

Agriculture & environment 18.2% Management & commerce 15.9% Engineering & related 14.8% Architecture & building 4.5% Education 4.5% Creative arts 3.4%

Schools

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

There are no schools located within 3 km of this area, which is 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 Carrathool — 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 Carrathool [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10826/carrathool/topic/education