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Education & Qualifications in Dunkeld

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

Far fewer people in Dunkeld have finished high school or university compared to the state and national figures. While 23.1% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, this is well below the New South Wales average.

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Where Dunkeld sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

23.1% —

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Dunkeld — higher than 74% of areas.

Dunkeld23.1%
2795, NSW 19.0%
New South Wales 27.8%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

About 55% of residents completed Year 12, which is higher than in most similar areas but still well below the national figure of 58.8%.

Completed Year 12

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55.0% —

Higher than 72% 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 Dunkeld, Year 12 is the majority at 79%; Year 10 is next at 21%.

Year 12 55.0% Year 10 15.0%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

The proportion of adults with a bachelor degree or higher is 23.1%, which is much higher than most similar areas despite being well below the state average.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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23.1% —

Higher than 74% 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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Dunkeld splits fairly evenly between Bachelor degree (50%) and Certificate III / IV (50%).

Bachelor degree 33.3% Certificate III / IV 33.3%

Field of study

What people studied.

Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are health at 22.2%, followed by information technology and management and commerce at 14.8% each.

Field of qualification

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In Dunkeld, the largest group is Health at 43%, followed by Information technology (29%) and Management & commerce (29%).

Health 22.2% Information technology 14.8% Management & commerce 14.8%

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 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 Dunkeld — 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 Dunkeld [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11325/dunkeld/topic/education