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Goombargana · Suburb / Locality

Education & Qualifications in Goombargana

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

A gap of 30 percentage points separates Goombargana from the state and national averages for Year 12 completion. Only 29.3% of residents finished high school, making this a place where formal education levels are much lower than in most other areas.

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📍 Goombargana, Suburb / Locality

Where Goombargana sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

12.2% —

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Goombargana — lower than 60% of areas.

Goombargana12.2%
2646, NSW 10.2%
New South Wales 27.8%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Year 12 completion is far below the New South Wales figure of 58.9%. Roughly 26.8% of people finished Year 10, and 12.2% left school in Year 9 or earlier.

Completed Year 12

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29.3% —

Lower than 88% 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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Goombargana splits fairly evenly between Year 12 (39%) and Year 10 (35%), with Year 9 or below at 16%.

Year 12 29.3% Year 10 26.8% Year 9 or below 12.2% Year 11 7.3%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

University degrees are also uncommon here, with only 12.2% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the national figure of 26.3%, though 40% of qualified residents hold a Certificate III or IV.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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12.2% —

Lower than 60% 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 Goombargana, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 56%; Bachelor degree is next at 28%.

Certificate III / IV 40.0% Bachelor degree 20.0% Advanced diploma / diploma 12.0%

Field of study

What people studied.

Qualifications are spread across several fields, with Engineering, Education, and Management and Commerce each representing 16% of the totals. Agriculture and environment qualifications make up 12%.

Field of qualification

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Goombargana splits fairly evenly between Engineering & related (27%) and Education (27%), with Management & commerce at 27%.

Engineering & related 16.0% Education 16.0% Management & commerce 16.0% Agriculture & environment 12.0%

Schools

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

There are no schools within 3 km of the area, which is a smaller number 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 Goombargana — 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 Goombargana [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11716/goombargana/topic/education