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Combara · Suburb / Locality

Education & Qualifications in Combara

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

Educational attainment in Combara remains very low compared to the rest of the country. Only 35% of residents finished Year 12, and no adults in the area hold a bachelor degree or higher. This reflects a significant gap when compared to both state and national figures.

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Where Combara sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Combara — lower than 99% of areas.

Combara0.0%
2829, NSW 10.0%
New South Wales 27.8%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Year 12 completion is far below the New South Wales figure of 58.9%, with only 35% of people finishing their final school year. Around 15% of residents stopped after Year 9 or below, and another 15% finished Year 11.

Completed Year 12

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35.0% —

Lower than 77% 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 Combara, Year 12 is the majority at 54%; Year 11 is next at 23%.

Year 12 35.0% Year 11 15.0% Year 9 or below 15.0%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Higher education is absent in the area, as 0% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the 26.3% national figure.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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Lower than 99% 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 Combara, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 67%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 33%.

Certificate III / IV 37.5% Advanced diploma / diploma 18.8%

Field of study

What people studied.

The most common field of qualification is Education at 19%, ahead of Management & commerce (19%).

Field of qualification

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Combara splits fairly evenly between Education (50%) and Management & commerce (50%).

Education 18.8% Management & commerce 18.8%

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 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 Combara — 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 Combara [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10990/combara/topic/education