52.9% —
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 48.1%
- 2021: 52.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Duramana · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Duramana
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Higher education levels have become more common in Duramana, with nearly a quarter of adults now holding a bachelor degree or higher. While these figures are much higher than in most similar areas, the community still falls well below the New South Wales and national benchmarks for school and university completion.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 52.9% of residents completed Year 12, which is well below the national figure of 58.8%. Despite this gap, the proportion of people finishing high school is higher than in most similar areas.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Duramana, Year 12 is the majority at 58%; Year 10 is next at 30%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
About 23.9% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, a figure much higher than most similar areas. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 31.9% of the population.
23.9% —
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 21.3%
- 2021: 23.9%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →In Duramana, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 41%, followed by Bachelor degree (35%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (16%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in Duramana are spread across several fields, led by Engineering and related studies at 17.4%. Education and Management and commerce follow closely, each accounting for 15.3%.
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 for educational facilities than about 59% of similar areas.
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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).
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Duramana [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11333/duramana/topic/education