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Goobarragandra · Suburb / Locality

Education & Qualifications in Goobarragandra

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

A well-educated population defines Goobarragandra, where 32.4% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. This is well above the national figure of 26.3% and reflects a community with significantly higher qualification levels than most similar areas.

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📍 Goobarragandra, Suburb / Locality

Where Goobarragandra sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

32.4% —

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Goobarragandra — higher than 87% of areas.

Goobarragandra32.4%
2720, NSW 12.3%
New South Wales 27.8%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

More people here finished high school than in most other areas, with 60.3% completing Year 12. This is a little above the 58.8% national average.

Completed Year 12

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60.3% —

Higher than 80% 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 Goobarragandra, Year 12 is the majority at 61%; Year 10 is next at 28%.

Year 12 60.3% Year 10 27.9% Year 11 5.9% Year 9 or below 4.4%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Higher education is common, as 32.4% of adults have a bachelor degree or more. The most frequent qualifications are Certificate III or IV at 28.8% and bachelor degrees at 27.1%.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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32.4% —

Higher than 87% 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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Goobarragandra splits fairly evenly between Certificate III / IV (36%) and Bachelor degree (34%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 17%.

Certificate III / IV 28.8% Bachelor degree 27.1% Advanced diploma / diploma 13.6% Postgraduate degree 5.1% Graduate diploma / certificate 5.1%

Field of study

What people studied.

Degrees in society and culture are the most common at 22%, followed by management and commerce at 18.6% and education at 16.9%.

Field of qualification

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Goobarragandra splits fairly evenly between Society & culture (24%) and Management & commerce (20%), with Education at 19%.

Society & culture 22.0% Management & commerce 18.6% Education 16.9% Architecture & building 11.9% Natural & physical sciences 8.5% Engineering & related 6.8% Health 6.8%

Schools

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

There are no schools within 3 km of this 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).

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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 Goobarragandra [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11703/goobarragandra/topic/education