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Gidginbung · Suburb / Locality

Education & Qualifications in Gidginbung

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

A gap of 26 percentage points separates Gidginbung from the state and national figures for Year 12 completion. Only 32.6% of people here finished high school, which is much lower than most other areas. This trend carries through to higher education, where university degrees are far less common than across Australia.

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📍 Gidginbung, Suburb / Locality

Where Gidginbung sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

7.7% —

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

Gidginbung7.7%
2666, NSW 11.5%
New South Wales 27.8%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Just 32.6% of residents completed Year 12, a figure far below the New South Wales average of 58.9%. The most common highest year of schooling achieved in the area is Year 10, reached by 34.9% of people.

Completed Year 12

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32.6% —

Lower than 82% 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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Gidginbung splits fairly evenly between Year 10 (37%) and Year 12 (34%), with Year 9 or below at 22%.

Year 10 34.9% Year 12 32.6% Year 9 or below 20.9% Year 11 7.0%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 7.7% of the population, which is much lower than most areas. Certificate III or IV qualifications are the most common, held by 40% of residents.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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7.7% —

Lower 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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In Gidginbung, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 57%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 24%.

Certificate III / IV 40.0% Advanced diploma / diploma 16.7% Bachelor degree 13.3%

Field of study

What people studied.

Qualifications are spread across several fields, with Architecture and Building as well as Agriculture and Environment both accounting for 16.7% of studies. Engineering, Education, and Management and Commerce each make up 10%.

Field of qualification

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Gidginbung splits fairly evenly between Architecture & building (23%) and Agriculture & environment (23%), with Engineering & related at 14%.

Architecture & building 16.7% Agriculture & environment 16.7% Engineering & related 10.0% Education 10.0% Management & commerce 10.0% Society & culture 10.0%

Schools

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

There are no schools within 3 km of Gidginbung, making it smaller than about 59% of similar areas in terms of local school access.

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 Gidginbung — 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 Gidginbung [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11619/gidginbung/topic/education