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Education & Qualifications in Cudgegong

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

Fewer residents in Cudgegong hold higher school and university qualifications compared to most similar areas. Only 39.6% of people finished Year 12, which is far below the national figure. This reflects a community where trade and vocational training are more common than university degrees.

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Where Cudgegong sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

7.3% —

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Cudgegong — lower than 81% of areas.

Cudgegong7.3%
2850, NSW 14.8%
New South Wales 27.8%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Year 12 completion is far below both the state and national figures, sitting at 39.6%. Roughly 34% of residents had Year 10 as their highest level of schooling.

Completed Year 12

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39.6% —

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 Cudgegong, the largest group is Year 12 at 39%, followed by Year 10 (33%) and Year 9 or below (28%).

Year 12 39.6% Year 10 34.0% Year 9 or below 28.3%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

University degrees are uncommon here, with only 7.3% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the New South Wales average. Instead, over half of residents hold a Certificate III or IV.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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7.3% —

Lower than 81% 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 Cudgegong, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 78%; Bachelor degree is next at 22%.

Certificate III / IV 51.9% Bachelor degree 14.8%

Field of study

What people studied.

Qualifications are most often in architecture and building at 29.6%, followed by society and culture at 25.9%. Engineering and related fields account for 14.8% of qualifications.

Field of qualification

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Cudgegong splits fairly evenly between Architecture & building (36%) and Society & culture (32%), with Engineering & related at 18%.

Architecture & building 29.6% Society & culture 25.9% Engineering & related 14.8% Management & commerce 11.1%

Schools

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

There are no schools within 3 km, a figure that is smaller than about 59% of similar areas.

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 Cudgegong — 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 Cudgegong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11142/cudgegong/topic/education