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Education & Qualifications in Crawford River

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

A gap of 13 percentage points separates Crawford River from the state and national figures for Year 12 completion. While fewer residents finished high school, the area has a surprisingly high number of people with university degrees compared to similar places.

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📍 Crawford River, Suburb / Locality

Where Crawford River sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

26.5% —

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Crawford River — higher than 80% of areas.

Crawford River26.5%
2423, NSW 11.2%
New South Wales 27.8%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Only 46% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 58.9%. About 28% of the population finished at Year 10.

Completed Year 12

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46.0% —

Higher than 53% 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 Crawford River, Year 12 is the majority at 57%; Year 10 is next at 35%.

Year 12 46.0% Year 10 28.0% Year 11 6.0%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Higher education is common here, with 26.5% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is much higher than most similar areas and about the same as the national figure.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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26.5% —

Higher than 80% 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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Crawford River splits fairly evenly between Bachelor degree (33%) and Certificate III / IV (29%), with Postgraduate degree at 21%.

Bachelor degree 26.7% Certificate III / IV 23.3% Postgraduate degree 16.7% Advanced diploma / diploma 13.3%

Field of study

What people studied.

University degrees are spread across different fields, with engineering and related subjects being the most common at 16.7%, followed by health at 13.3%.

Field of qualification

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In Crawford River, the largest group is Engineering & related at 33%, followed by Health (27%) and Society & culture (20%).

Engineering & related 16.7% Health 13.3% Society & culture 10.0% Food, hospitality & personal services 10.0%

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 in this regard.

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 Crawford River — 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 Crawford River [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11109/crawford-river/topic/education