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Elderslie · Suburb / Locality

Education & Qualifications in Elderslie

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

Nearly 40% of Elderslie residents left school after Year 10, marking it as an area where few people finish high school. This reflects a broader pattern of lower formal education levels, with Year 12 completion rates far below the national figure.

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Where Elderslie sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

15.9% —

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Elderslie — higher than 55% of areas.

Elderslie15.9%
2335, NSW 14.1%
New South Wales 27.8%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Only 37.7% of people finished Year 12, which is far below the 58.9% seen across New South Wales. The most common highest school year reached is Year 10, at 39.6%.

Completed Year 12

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37.7% —

Lower than 70% 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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Elderslie splits fairly evenly between Year 10 (41%) and Year 12 (39%), with Year 11 at 11%.

Year 10 39.6% Year 12 37.7% Year 11 10.4% Year 9 or below 8.5%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

University degrees are less common here, with only 15.9% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the national figure of 26.3%, while Certificate III or IV is the most typical qualification at 41.8%.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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15.9% —

Higher than 55% 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 Elderslie, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 49%, followed by Bachelor degree (25%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (19%).

Certificate III / IV 41.8% Bachelor degree 20.9% Advanced diploma / diploma 16.4% Postgraduate degree 6.0%

Field of study

What people studied.

Among those with degrees, the most common fields of study are engineering and related subjects at 20.9%, followed by management and commerce at 19.4%.

Field of qualification

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Elderslie splits fairly evenly between Engineering & related (28%) and Management & commerce (26%), with Agriculture & environment at 12%.

Engineering & related 20.9% Management & commerce 19.4% Agriculture & environment 9.0% Society & culture 9.0% Creative arts 7.5% Information technology 4.5% Health 4.5%

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 Elderslie — 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 Elderslie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11395/elderslie/topic/education