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Education & Qualifications in Hanging Rock

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

A far lower rate of high school completion than the state average marks the educational landscape of Hanging Rock. Only 37.5% of residents have finished Year 12, which is 21 percentage points below the New South Wales and national figures.

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📍 Hanging Rock, Suburb / Locality

Where Hanging Rock sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

15.3% —

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Hanging Rock — higher than 52% of areas.

Hanging Rock15.3%
2340, NSW 15.9%
New South Wales 27.8%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Schooling levels are low here, with just 37.5% of people completing Year 12. This is far below the New South Wales figure of 58.9%.

Completed Year 12

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37.5% —

Lower than 70% 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 Hanging Rock, the largest group is Year 12 at 43%, followed by Year 9 or below (25%) and Year 10 (19%).

Year 12 37.5% Year 9 or below 21.6% Year 10 17.0% Year 11 11.4%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 15.3% of the population. This is far below the national figure of 26.3%, though it is around the middle for similar areas.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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15.3% —

Higher than 52% 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 Hanging Rock, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 50%, followed by Advanced diploma / diploma (24%) and Bachelor degree (20%).

Certificate III / IV 38.5% Advanced diploma / diploma 18.5% Bachelor degree 15.4% Postgraduate degree 4.6%

Field of study

What people studied.

For those with qualifications, the most common fields are management and commerce at 23.1% and engineering at 20.0%.

Field of qualification

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Hanging Rock splits fairly evenly between Management & commerce (38%) and Engineering & related (33%), with Education at 13%.

Management & commerce 23.1% Engineering & related 20.0% Education 7.7% Society & culture 6.2% Creative arts 4.6%

Schools

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

There are no schools within 3 km of the area, which is smaller 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 Hanging Rock — 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 Hanging Rock [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11854/hanging-rock/topic/education