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Education & Qualifications in Durras North

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

A significant gap exists between local schooling and higher education in Durras North, where 36.2% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. This is well above the national figure, despite a lower rate of high school completion compared to most of the country.

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Where Durras North sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

36.2% ▲ +219.7%

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Durras North — higher than 90% of areas.

Durras North36.2%
2536, NSW 14.6%
New South Wales 27.8%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Year 12 completion sits at 53.3%, which is higher than most similar areas but well below the New South Wales and Australian averages.

Completed Year 12

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53.3% ▲ +39.3%

Higher than 69% 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 Durras North, Year 12 is the majority at 65%; Year 10 is next at 19%.

Year 12 53.3% Year 10 15.6% Year 9 or below 13.3%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Adults with a university degree are much more common here than in most areas, sitting at 36.2%, which is well above both the state and national figures.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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36.2% ▲ +219.7%

Higher than 90% 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 Durras North, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 50%, followed by Postgraduate degree (27%) and Certificate III / IV (23%).

Bachelor degree 34.4% Postgraduate degree 18.8% Certificate III / IV 15.6%

Field of study

What people studied.

Qualifications in this area are most often in management and commerce at 25.0%, followed by society and culture at 21.9% and architecture and building at 18.8%.

Field of qualification

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Durras North splits fairly evenly between Management & commerce (30%) and Society & culture (26%), with Architecture & building at 22%.

Management & commerce 25.0% Society & culture 21.9% Architecture & building 18.8% Engineering & related 9.4% Health 9.4%

Schools

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

There are no schools within 3 km, making it smaller than about 59% of similar areas.

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 Durras North — 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 Durras North [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11338/durras-north/topic/education