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Comara · Suburb / Locality

Education & Qualifications in Comara

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

A gap of 11 percentage points separates Comara from the state and national figures for Year 12 completion. While some adults hold university degrees, school completion rates are far below the New South Wales average. The area is largely non-residential with no schools nearby.

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Where Comara sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

18.5% —

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Comara — higher than 63% of areas.

Comara18.5%
2440, NSW 9.3%
New South Wales 27.8%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Only 48.1% of people finished Year 12, which is far below the 58.9% seen across New South Wales. Around 22.2% of residents stopped at Year 10, while 14.8% left school in Year 9 or earlier.

Highest year of school

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In Comara, the largest group is Year 12 at 50%, followed by Year 10 (23%) and Year 9 or below (15%).

Year 12 48.1% Year 10 22.2% Year 9 or below 14.8% Year 11 11.1%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

The proportion of adults with a bachelor degree or higher is 18.5%, which is higher than most similar areas. However, this remains well below the national figure of 26.3%.

Highest qualification level

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In Comara, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 58%; Bachelor degree is next at 42%.

Certificate III / IV 50.0% Bachelor degree 35.7%

Field of study

What people studied.

The most common field of qualification is Education at 29%, ahead of Natural & physical sciences (21%).

Field of qualification

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In Comara, the largest group is Education at 40%, followed by Natural & physical sciences (30%) and Society & culture (30%).

Education 28.6% Natural & physical sciences 21.4% Society & culture 21.4%

Schools

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

There are no schools within 3 km of the area, a situation that is more common than in 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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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Comara [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10988/comara/topic/education