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Education & Qualifications in Elong Elong

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

About 34.5% of residents in Elong Elong finished Year 12, which is a much lower figure than most similar areas. This reflects a local trend where school completion rates are far below the state and national averages.

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

15.0% —

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Elong Elong — higher than 51% of areas.

Elong Elong15.0%
2831, NSW 10.9%
New South Wales 27.8%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Only 34.5% of people completed Year 12, which is 24 percentage points lower than the New South Wales and Australian figures. Another 34.5% of residents listed Year 10 as their highest level of schooling.

Completed Year 12

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34.5% —

Lower than 78% 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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Elong Elong splits fairly evenly between Year 12 (38%) and Year 10 (38%), with Year 9 or below at 18%.

Year 12 34.5% Year 10 34.5% Year 9 or below 15.9% Year 11 5.3%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

The 15% of adults with a bachelor degree or higher is far below the national figure of 26.3%. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 33.8% of residents.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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15.0% —

Higher than 51% 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 Elong Elong, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 45%, followed by Bachelor degree (27%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (20%).

Certificate III / IV 33.8% Bachelor degree 20.0% Advanced diploma / diploma 15.4% Graduate diploma / certificate 6.2%

Field of study

What people studied.

Qualifications in this area are spread across several fields, with Engineering and Agriculture and environment both accounting for 15.4% of degrees and certificates.

Field of qualification

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Elong Elong splits fairly evenly between Engineering & related (20%) and Agriculture & environment (20%), with Health at 18%.

Engineering & related 15.4% Agriculture & environment 15.4% Health 13.8% Society & culture 13.8% Management & commerce 12.3% Education 4.6%

Schools

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

There are no schools located within 3 km of the area, a situation more common than in 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 Elong Elong — 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 Elong Elong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11409/elong-elong/topic/education