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Ghoolendaadi · Suburb / Locality

Education & Qualifications in Ghoolendaadi

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

Lower schooling and university rates define the educational landscape in Ghoolendaadi, where only 5% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the national figure of 26.3%, reflecting a community where trade-based certificates are the primary path to qualification.

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📍 Ghoolendaadi, Suburb / Locality

Where Ghoolendaadi sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

5.0% —

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Ghoolendaadi — lower than 88% of areas.

Ghoolendaadi5.0%
2380, NSW 12.3%
New South Wales 27.8%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Completing Year 12 is less common here than in the rest of the country, with only 41.9% of residents doing so. This is far below the New South Wales rate of 58.9%.

Completed Year 12

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41.9% —

Lower than 58% 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 Ghoolendaadi, Year 12 is the majority at 60%; Year 10 is next at 33%.

Year 12 41.9% Year 10 22.6% Year 9 or below 4.8%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Practical qualifications are the norm, with 45.9% of people holding a Certificate III or IV. Very few adults have university degrees, a figure that is far below both the state and national averages.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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5.0% —

Lower than 88% 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 Ghoolendaadi, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 59%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 31%.

Certificate III / IV 45.9% Advanced diploma / diploma 24.3% Bachelor degree 8.1%

Field of study

What people studied.

For those with qualifications, Engineering and Agriculture and Environment are the most common fields of study, each held by 18.9% of people, followed by Health at 13.5%.

Field of qualification

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Ghoolendaadi splits fairly evenly between Engineering & related (32%) and Agriculture & environment (32%), with Health at 23%.

Engineering & related 18.9% Agriculture & environment 18.9% Health 13.5% Education 8.1%

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 of facilities 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 Ghoolendaadi — 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 Ghoolendaadi [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11615/ghoolendaadi/topic/education