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Education & Qualifications in Come By Chance

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

Only 39.6% of people in Come By Chance finished Year 12, which is far below the national figure. This gap in school completions is a key feature of the area's education profile, though about 15% of adults still hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

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📍 Come By Chance, Suburb / Locality

Where Come By Chance sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

14.8% ▲ +107.4%

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Come By Chance — higher than 51% of areas.

Come By Chance14.8%
2832, NSW 10.1%
New South Wales 27.8%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

School completion is low here, with only 39.6% of residents finishing Year 12. This is 19 percentage points lower than both New South Wales and the Australian average.

Completed Year 12

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39.6% ▲ +9.0%

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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In Come By Chance, Year 12 is the majority at 55%; Year 11 is next at 18%.

Year 12 39.6% Year 11 13.2% Year 10 13.2% Year 9 or below 5.7%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

The proportion of adults with a bachelor degree or higher is 14.8%, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 27.8%. Diplomas are the most common high-level qualification, held by 25.5% of residents.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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14.8% ▲ +107.4%

Higher than 51% 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 Come By Chance, the largest group is Advanced diploma / diploma at 40%, followed by Certificate III / IV (33%) and Bachelor degree (27%).

Advanced diploma / diploma 25.5% Certificate III / IV 21.3% Bachelor degree 17.0%

Field of study

What people studied.

People with qualifications in Come By Chance most often studied agriculture and the environment, at 14.9%. Other common fields include health at 8.5% and education at 6.4%.

Field of qualification

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In Come By Chance, the largest group is Agriculture & environment at 41%, followed by Health (24%) and Education (18%).

Agriculture & environment 14.9% Health 8.5% Education 6.4% Management & commerce 6.4%

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).

Schools in and around Come By Chance — 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 Come By Chance [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10993/come-by-chance/topic/education