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Dalgety · Suburb / Locality

Education & Qualifications in Dalgety

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

More adults in Dalgety hold bachelor degrees than in most similar areas, though a smaller proportion finished high school. While 18.3% of adults have a university degree, only 46.3% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure.

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📍 Dalgety, Suburb / Locality

Where Dalgety sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

18.3% ▼ -4.7%

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

Dalgety18.3%
2628, NSW 18.7%
New South Wales 27.8%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Only 46.3% of people finished Year 12, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 58.9%. About 30.2% of the population left school after Year 10.

Completed Year 12

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46.3% ▲ +21.7%

Higher than 54% 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 Dalgety, Year 12 is the majority at 51%; Year 10 is next at 33%.

Year 12 46.3% Year 10 30.2% Year 9 or below 7.8% Year 11 7.3%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Certificate III or IV are the most common qualifications at 44.7%. The 18.3% of adults with a bachelor degree or higher is higher than most similar areas, though this remains well below the Australian average.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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18.3% ▼ -4.7%

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 Dalgety, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 55%; Bachelor degree is next at 22%.

Certificate III / IV 44.7% Bachelor degree 17.7% Advanced diploma / diploma 9.9% Postgraduate degree 5.7% Graduate diploma / certificate 3.5%

Field of study

What people studied.

The most common fields of study are engineering and related subjects at 22%, followed by management and commerce at 13.5% and architecture and building at 12.1%.

Schools

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

There are no schools within 3 km of this 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 Dalgety — 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 Dalgety [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11191/dalgety/topic/education