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Education & Qualifications in Gollan

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

Higher qualification levels than most similar areas mark Gollan as a place where a significant portion of the population has pursued further study. While 22.9% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, this remains well below the New South Wales figure.

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Where Gollan sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

22.9% ▲ +80.1%

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Gollan — higher than 74% of areas.

Gollan22.9%
2820, NSW 9.1%
New South Wales 27.8%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

About half of residents, 52.5%, have completed Year 12, which is higher than in most similar areas but well below the 58.8% national figure.

Completed Year 12

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52.5% ▲ +41.7%

Higher than 67% 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 Gollan, Year 12 is the majority at 58%; Year 10 is next at 29%.

Year 12 52.5% Year 10 26.3% Year 11 6.3% Year 9 or below 5.0%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Certificate III or IV is the most common highest qualification at 30%, followed by bachelor degrees at 26%. The share of adults with a university degree or higher is well below the state and national figures.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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22.9% ▲ +80.1%

Higher than 74% 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 Gollan, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 41%, followed by Bachelor degree (35%) and Postgraduate degree (8%).

Certificate III / IV 30.0% Bachelor degree 26.0% Postgraduate degree 6.0% Graduate diploma / certificate 6.0% Advanced diploma / diploma 6.0%

Field of study

What people studied.

Study backgrounds are diverse, with management and commerce being the most common field of qualification at 22%, followed closely by agriculture and environment at 20%.

Field of qualification

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Gollan splits fairly evenly between Management & commerce (25%) and Agriculture & environment (23%), with Education at 18%.

Management & commerce 22.0% Agriculture & environment 20.0% Education 16.0% Health 14.0% Engineering & related 8.0% Architecture & building 8.0%

Schools

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

There are no schools within 3 km of the area, which is smaller 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 Gollan — 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 Gollan [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11698/gollan/topic/education