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Education & Qualifications in Depot Beach

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

A far higher share of residents in Depot Beach finished high school compared to the state and national figures. This is a highly qualified area where 79.2% of people completed Year 12, which is 20 percentage points above the New South Wales and Australian averages.

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Where Depot Beach sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

37.5% —

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Depot Beach — higher than 91% of areas.

Depot Beach37.5%
2536, NSW 14.6%
New South Wales 27.8%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

School completion is very high here, with 79.2% of residents finishing Year 12. This is among the highest levels for similar areas and sits far above the national average of 58.8%.

Highest year of school

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In Depot Beach, Year 12 is the majority at 61%; Year 9 or below is next at 16%.

Year 12 79.2% Year 9 or below 20.8% Year 10 16.7% Year 11 12.5%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Higher education is common in Depot Beach, where 37.5% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. This is well above the New South Wales figure of 27.8%, and the most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV at 38.1%.

Highest qualification level

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In Depot Beach, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 47%, followed by Bachelor degree (35%) and Postgraduate degree (18%).

Certificate III / IV 38.1% Bachelor degree 28.6% Postgraduate degree 14.3%

Field of study

What people studied.

Qualifications in the area are largely focused on practical and technical fields, with Architecture and building (23.8%) and Engineering (19.0%) being the most common areas of study.

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In Depot Beach, the largest group is Architecture & building at 42%, followed by Engineering & related (33%) and Education (25%).

Architecture & building 23.8% Engineering & related 19.0% Education 14.3%

Schools

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

There are no schools within 3 km of the area, which is a smaller number 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).

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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 Depot Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11244/depot-beach/topic/education