46.8% ▲ +33.4%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 35.1%
- 2016: 42.1%
- 2021: 46.8%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Gundary · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Gundary
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Education levels in Gundary have remained steady over the last decade, though they sit well below state levels. Only 46.8% of residents finished Year 12, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 58.9%. This suggests a local workforce with a strong focus on practical skills rather than formal academic degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Less than half of residents completed Year 12, a result far below the national figure. The most common highest year of school is Year 12 at 46.8%, followed by Year 10 at 33.8%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Gundary, the largest group is Year 12 at 46%, followed by Year 10 (33%) and Year 9 or below (12%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are less common here, with only 15.7% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher, far below the 27.8% seen across New South Wales. Instead, many locals hold trade certificates, with 36.8% having a Certificate III or IV.
15.7% ▲ +5.3%
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.0%
- 2016: 17.5%
- 2021: 15.7%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →In Gundary, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 43%, followed by Advanced diploma / diploma (24%) and Bachelor degree (19%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications are spread across several fields, with Management and commerce being the most common at 20.2%. Engineering and related fields make up 15.3% of the local qualifications.
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 common trait for 59% of similar areas.
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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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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Gundary [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11812/gundary/topic/education