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Education & Qualifications in Dumaresq

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

More than seven in ten people in Dumaresq have finished Year 12, which is a much higher rate than across Australia. While high school completion is strong, the area has a lower rate of university degrees compared to the state average.

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Where Dumaresq sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

17.5% —

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Dumaresq — higher than 60% of areas.

Dumaresq17.5%
2350, NSW 28.7%
New South Wales 27.8%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

School completion is very high here, with 73.2% of residents finishing Year 12. This is far above the New South Wales figure of 58.9%.

Completed Year 12

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73.2% —

Higher than 93% 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 Dumaresq, Year 12 is the majority at 72%; Year 10 is next at 16%.

Year 12 73.2% Year 10 16.1% Year 9 or below 7.1% Year 11 5.4%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 17.5% of the population. While this is higher than most similar areas, it is still well below the national figure of 26.3%.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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17.5% —

Higher than 60% 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 Dumaresq, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 41%, followed by Advanced diploma / diploma (33%) and Certificate III / IV (26%).

Bachelor degree 25.0% Advanced diploma / diploma 20.5% Certificate III / IV 15.9%

Field of study

What people studied.

The most common qualifications held by residents are in management and commerce at 25%, followed by agriculture and environment at 22.7%.

Field of qualification

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Dumaresq splits fairly evenly between Management & commerce (24%) and Agriculture & environment (22%), with Creative arts at 16%.

Management & commerce 25.0% Agriculture & environment 22.7% Creative arts 15.9% Health 13.6% Education 9.1% Society & culture 9.1% Engineering & related 6.8%

Schools

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

There are no schools located within 3 km of the 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 Dumaresq — 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 Dumaresq [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11308/dumaresq/topic/education