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Education & Qualifications in Greenlands

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

A gap of 44 percentage points separates Greenlands from the state average for Year 12 completion. Very few residents here hold higher qualifications, making it one of the least academically qualified areas in the region.

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📍 Greenlands, Suburb / Locality

Where Greenlands sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Greenlands — lower than 99% of areas.

Greenlands0.0%
2631, NSW 16.7%
New South Wales 27.8%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Only 15% of people finished Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. The most common highest level of schooling reached in the area is Year 10, at 45%.

Highest year of school

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In Greenlands, Year 10 is the majority at 75%; Year 12 is next at 25%.

Year 10 45.0% Year 12 15.0%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

No adults in the area hold a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the New South Wales average of 27.8%.

Highest qualification level

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In Greenlands, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 69%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 31%.

Certificate III / IV 90.0% Advanced diploma / diploma 40.0%

Field of study

What people studied.

The most common field of qualification is Health at 50%, ahead of Architecture & building (30%).

Field of qualification

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In Greenlands, Health is the majority at 63%; Architecture & building is next at 38%.

Health 50.0% Architecture & building 30.0%

Schools

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

There are no schools located within 3 km of the area, a result that is more common than in 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 Greenlands — 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 Greenlands [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11772/greenlands/topic/education