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Combaning · Suburb / Locality

Education & Qualifications in Combaning

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

Education levels in Combaning have remained relatively low compared to the rest of the country. Only 39.4% of residents have finished Year 12, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 58.9%. This trend is reflected in the qualifications held by adults, with very few holding university degrees.

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📍 Combaning, Suburb / Locality

Where Combaning sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

12.2% —

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Combaning — lower than 60% of areas.

Combaning12.2%
2666, NSW 11.5%
New South Wales 27.8%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Far fewer people here finished high school than in most other areas. Only 39.4% of residents completed Year 12, while another 39.4% stopped after Year 10.

Completed Year 12

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39.4% —

Lower than 65% 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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Combaning splits fairly evenly between Year 12 (44%) and Year 10 (44%), with Year 11 at 8%.

Year 12 39.4% Year 10 39.4% Year 11 7.0% Year 9 or below 4.2%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

The proportion of adults with a bachelor degree or higher is 12.2%, which is far below the national figure of 26.3%. Instead, the most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 43.1% of people.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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12.2% —

Lower than 60% 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 Combaning, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 56%; Bachelor degree is next at 23%.

Certificate III / IV 43.1% Bachelor degree 17.6% Advanced diploma / diploma 15.7%

Field of study

What people studied.

Many of those with qualifications focused on practical fields, with 31.4% studying agriculture and environment. Other common areas of study include education at 21.6% and engineering at 17.6%.

Field of qualification

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In Combaning, the largest group is Agriculture & environment at 32%, followed by Education (22%) and Engineering & related (18%).

Agriculture & environment 31.4% Education 21.6% Engineering & related 17.6% Management & commerce 11.8% Health 9.8% Society & culture 5.9%

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 in this regard 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 Combaning — 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 Combaning [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10989/combaning/topic/education