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Education & Qualifications in Hillsborough

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

Certificate III or IV qualifications are the most common achievement in Hillsborough, where 25.7% of adults hold one. This is an area with very low levels of formal higher education compared to the rest of the country.

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📍 Hillsborough, Suburb / Locality

Where Hillsborough sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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

Hillsborough0.0%
2320, NSW 15.2%
New South Wales 27.8%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Only 42.9% of residents finished Year 12, which is far below the New South Wales and national figures of around 59%. About 21.4% of the population left school after Year 10.

Completed Year 12

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42.9% —

Lower than 56% 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 Hillsborough, Year 12 is the majority at 60%; Year 10 is next at 30%.

Year 12 42.9% Year 10 21.4% Year 9 or below 7.1%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Higher education is very rare here, with 0.0% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the state average of 27.8% and the national figure of 26.3%.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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Lower than 99% 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 Hillsborough, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 100%.

Certificate III / IV 25.7%

Field of study

What people studied.

Qualifications are spread across a few areas, with agriculture and environment being the most common at 20.0%. Management, commerce, food, hospitality and personal services each account for 14.3%.

Field of qualification

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In Hillsborough, the largest group is Agriculture & environment at 41%, followed by Management & commerce (29%) and Food, hospitality & personal services (29%).

Agriculture & environment 20.0% Management & commerce 14.3% Food, hospitality & personal services 14.3%

Schools

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

There are no schools within 3 km, making it 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 Hillsborough — 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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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Hillsborough [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11917/hillsborough/topic/education