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Education & Qualifications in Durren Durren

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

Forty-one per cent of residents in Durren Durren left school after Year 10, the most common highest level of schooling for the area. This is a place where formal academic qualifications are far less common than in the rest of the state or country.

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Where Durren Durren sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

6.3% —

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Durren Durren — lower than 85% of areas.

Durren Durren6.3%
2259, NSW 12.5%
New South Wales 27.8%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Year 12 completion is far below the national figure, with only 37% of people finishing their final school year. This is 22 percentage points lower than the typical person in New South Wales.

Completed Year 12

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37.0% —

Lower 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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Durren Durren splits fairly evenly between Year 10 (50%) and Year 12 (45%), with Year 9 or below at 5%.

Year 10 41.1% Year 12 37.0% Year 9 or below 4.1%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

University degrees are rare here; only 6.3% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. This is much lower than most areas and far below the 26.3% national average.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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6.3% —

Lower than 85% 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 Durren Durren, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 57%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 29%.

Certificate III / IV 32.3% Advanced diploma / diploma 16.1% Bachelor degree 8.1%

Field of study

What people studied.

For those with qualifications, the most common fields are engineering and related subjects at 16.1%, followed by architecture and building at 11.3%.

Field of qualification

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No single group dominates in Durren Durren — Engineering & related leads at 24%, ahead of Architecture & building (17%) and Education (12%).

Engineering & related 16.1% Architecture & building 11.3% Education 8.1% Management & commerce 8.1% Health 6.5% Society & culture 6.5% Creative arts 4.8% Food, hospitality & personal services 4.8%

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 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 Durren Durren — 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 Durren Durren [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11339/durren-durren/topic/education