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Education & Qualifications in Gunning Gap

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

A gap of 19 percentage points separates Gunning Gap from the state and national figures for Year 12 completion. Only 39.7% of residents finished high school, which is far below the New South Wales average. This trend extends to higher education, where the area also sits far below the state and national levels.

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📍 Gunning Gap, Suburb / Locality

Where Gunning Gap sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

11.6% —

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Gunning Gap — lower than 63% of areas.

Gunning Gap11.6%
2876, NSW 10.7%
New South Wales 27.8%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Just 39.7% of residents completed Year 12, a figure far below the national average of 58.8%. About a third of the population finished Year 10.

Completed Year 12

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39.7% —

Lower than 64% 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 Gunning Gap, the largest group is Year 12 at 50%, followed by Year 10 (42%) and Year 11 (8%).

Year 12 39.7% Year 10 33.3% Year 11 6.3%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Higher education levels are far below the national figure, with only 11.6% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. Certificate III or IV is the most common qualification at 33.3%.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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11.6% —

Lower than 63% 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 Gunning Gap, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 43%, followed by Advanced diploma / diploma (30%) and Bachelor degree (27%).

Certificate III / IV 33.3% Advanced diploma / diploma 23.1% Bachelor degree 20.5%

Field of study

What people studied.

Among those with qualifications, 20.5% studied engineering and 15.4% focused on agriculture and the environment.

Field of qualification

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In Gunning Gap, the largest group is Engineering & related at 32%, followed by Agriculture & environment (24%) and Society & culture (20%).

Engineering & related 20.5% Agriculture & environment 15.4% Society & culture 12.8% Health 7.7% Management & commerce 7.7%

Schools

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

There are no schools located within 3 km 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 Gunning Gap — 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 Gunning Gap [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11820/gunning-gap/topic/education