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Education & Qualifications in Curban

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

Only 43.8% of residents in Curban finished Year 12, a figure far below the national average. While the area has a higher rate of university degrees than most similar places, it still falls well below the state and national figures.

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Where Curban sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

18.1% —

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Curban — higher than 62% of areas.

Curban18.1%
2827, NSW 10.3%
New South Wales 27.8%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

School completion is far below the New South Wales average of 58.9%. Just over 43% of people finished Year 12, while 35.4% stopped at Year 10.

Completed Year 12

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43.8% —

Lower 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 Curban, the largest group is Year 12 at 42%, followed by Year 10 (34%) and Year 9 or below (15%).

Year 12 43.8% Year 10 35.4% Year 9 or below 15.6% Year 11 8.3%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

About 18.1% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is more common here than in most similar areas. However, this is still well below the Australian figure of 26.3%.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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18.1% —

Higher than 62% 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 Curban, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 50%, followed by Bachelor degree (35%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (15%).

Certificate III / IV 40.9% Bachelor degree 28.8% Advanced diploma / diploma 12.1%

Field of study

What people studied.

Qualifications are spread across several fields, with education and agriculture and environment being the most common at 19.7% and 16.7% respectively.

Field of qualification

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Curban splits fairly evenly between Education (25%) and Agriculture & environment (21%), with Management & commerce at 15%.

Education 19.7% Agriculture & environment 16.7% Management & commerce 12.1% Health 10.6% Engineering & related 9.1% Food, hospitality & personal services 6.1% Society & culture 4.5%

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 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 Curban — 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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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Curban [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11167/curban/topic/education