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Education & Qualifications in Goolhi

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

A gap of 24 percentage points separates Goolhi from the state and national figures for Year 12 completion. While the area has a higher share of university degrees than most similar places, overall school completion remains far below the New South Wales average.

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Where Goolhi sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

19.2% ▲ +22.0%

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Goolhi — higher than 65% of areas.

Goolhi19.2%
2379, NSW 15.8%
New South Wales 27.8%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Only 34.6% of residents finished Year 12, which is much lower than most areas. About 30.8% of the community stopped their schooling at Year 10.

Completed Year 12

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34.6% ▼ -13.7%

Lower than 77% 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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Goolhi splits fairly evenly between Year 12 (41%) and Year 10 (36%), with Year 11 at 16%.

Year 12 34.6% Year 10 30.8% Year 11 13.5% Year 9 or below 5.8%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

About 19.2% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, a figure that is higher than most similar areas but still well below the national average. Half of all qualifications held are Certificate III or IV.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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19.2% ▲ +22.0%

Higher than 65% 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 Goolhi, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 52%; Bachelor degree is next at 34%.

Certificate III / IV 50.0% Bachelor degree 33.3% Advanced diploma / diploma 13.3%

Field of study

What people studied.

Qualifications in Goolhi are most often in agriculture and environment, followed by health and engineering.

Field of qualification

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In Goolhi, the largest group is Agriculture & environment at 33%, followed by Health (23%) and Engineering & related (17%).

Agriculture & environment 33.3% Health 23.3% Engineering & related 16.7% Management & commerce 16.7% Education 10.0%

Schools

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

There are no schools within 3 kilometres of the area, which is smaller 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 Goolhi — 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 Goolhi [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11712/goolhi/topic/education