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Falconer · Suburb / Locality

Education & Qualifications in Falconer

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

A high proportion of adults in Falconer hold advanced degrees, even though school completion rates are quite low. Around 25.7% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher, which is much higher than most similar areas.

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📍 Falconer, Suburb / Locality

Where Falconer sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

25.7% —

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Falconer — higher than 79% of areas.

Falconer25.7%
2365, NSW 14.0%
New South Wales 27.8%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Only 40% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the New South Wales and national figures of around 59%. About 32.5% of people finished Year 10 as their highest level of schooling.

Completed Year 12

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40.0% —

Lower than 63% 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 Falconer, the largest group is Year 12 at 47%, followed by Year 10 (38%) and Year 11 (15%).

Year 12 40.0% Year 10 32.5% Year 11 12.5%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

The area has a strong presence of qualified professionals, with a typical adult holding a Certificate III or IV, an advanced diploma, or a graduate certificate. The 25.7% of adults with a bachelor degree or higher is much higher than most similar areas.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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25.7% —

Higher than 79% 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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Falconer splits fairly evenly between Certificate III / IV (32%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (27%), with Graduate diploma / certificate at 23%.

Certificate III / IV 29.2% Advanced diploma / diploma 25.0% Graduate diploma / certificate 20.8% Bachelor degree 16.7%

Field of study

What people studied.

Qualifications in Falconer are heavily focused on the land and care, with 33.3% in agriculture and environment and 25% in health. Other common fields include engineering and education, each at 12.5%.

Field of qualification

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In Falconer, the largest group is Agriculture & environment at 40%, followed by Health (30%) and Engineering & related (15%).

Agriculture & environment 33.3% Health 25.0% Engineering & related 12.5% Education 12.5%

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 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 Falconer — 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 Falconer [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11489/falconer/topic/education