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Education & Qualifications in Ettrick

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

Fewer residents in Ettrick have completed high school or university compared to the rest of the country. Only 42.6% of people finished Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. This creates a local profile where practical qualifications are more common than degrees.

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📍 Ettrick, Suburb / Locality

Where Ettrick sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

10.0% ▲ +12.7%

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Ettrick — lower than 71% of areas.

Ettrick10.0%
2474, NSW 14.1%
New South Wales 27.8%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Completing Year 12 is far less common here than in New South Wales, with only 42.6% of residents reaching that milestone. About 36.5% of the population finished school at Year 10.

Completed Year 12

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42.6% ▲ +52.4%

Lower than 56% 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 Ettrick, the largest group is Year 12 at 49%, followed by Year 10 (42%) and Year 9 or below (6%).

Year 12 42.6% Year 10 36.5% Year 9 or below 5.2% Year 11 3.5%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

University degrees are rare in Ettrick, with only 10.0% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the Australian average of 26.3%, while Certificate III and IV qualifications are the most common, held by 36.9% of people.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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10.0% ▲ +12.7%

Lower than 71% 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 Ettrick, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 47%, followed by Advanced diploma / diploma (29%) and Bachelor degree (24%).

Certificate III / IV 36.9% Advanced diploma / diploma 23.1% Bachelor degree 18.5%

Field of study

What people studied.

Qualifications are spread across various fields, led by society and culture at 18.5%. Other common areas of study include management and commerce at 15.4% and engineering at 13.8%.

Field of qualification

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Ettrick splits fairly evenly between Society & culture (23%) and Management & commerce (19%), with Engineering & related at 17%.

Society & culture 18.5% Management & commerce 15.4% Engineering & related 13.8% Health 12.3% Agriculture & environment 10.8% Education 4.6% Food, hospitality & personal services 4.6%

Schools

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

There are no schools within 3 km of the area, making it smaller than 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 Ettrick — 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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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Ettrick [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11451/ettrick/topic/education