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Castle Rock · Suburb / Locality

Education & Qualifications in Castle Rock

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

A gap of 28 percentage points separates Castle Rock from the state and national average in Year 12 completion. This area has much lower levels of formal schooling and university degrees than most other parts of the country.

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Where Castle Rock sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

11.3% ▲ +4.3%

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Castle Rock — lower than 64% of areas.

Castle Rock11.3%
2333, NSW 8.6%
New South Wales 27.8%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Only 30.6% of residents finished Year 12, which is far below the New South Wales and national figures. Year 10 is the most common highest level of schooling completed here, at 36.7%.

Completed Year 12

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30.6% ▼ -17.5%

Lower than 86% 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 Castle Rock, the largest group is Year 10 at 44%, followed by Year 12 (37%) and Year 11 (10%).

Year 10 36.7% Year 12 30.6% Year 11 8.2% Year 9 or below 8.2%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

University qualifications are uncommon, with just 11.3% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the New South Wales figure of 27.8%, while Certificate III or IV is the most typical qualification at 34.4%.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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11.3% ▲ +4.3%

Lower than 64% 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 Castle Rock, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 44%, followed by Bachelor degree (24%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (20%).

Certificate III / IV 34.4% Bachelor degree 18.8% Advanced diploma / diploma 15.6% Certificate I / II 9.4%

Field of study

What people studied.

For those with qualifications, the most common fields are engineering and related subjects at 20.3%, followed by management and commerce at 17.2%.

Field of qualification

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Castle Rock splits fairly evenly between Engineering & related (28%) and Management & commerce (23%), with Agriculture & environment at 15%.

Engineering & related 20.3% Management & commerce 17.2% Agriculture & environment 10.9% Health 9.4% Natural & physical sciences 6.3% Education 4.7% Society & culture 4.7%

Schools

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

There are no schools within 3 km of this area, which is a smaller number 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 Castle Rock — 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 Castle Rock [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10847/castle-rock/topic/education