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Education & Qualifications in Home Rule

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

Very few residents in Home Rule have reached high levels of formal education compared to similar areas. Only 11.9% of people here completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. This gap is reflected in the local qualification levels, where no adults hold a bachelor's degree.

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Where Home Rule sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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

Home Rule0.0%
2850, NSW 14.8%
New South Wales 27.8%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Half of the population finished school at Year 10, while only 11.9% completed Year 12. This is far below the New South Wales average of 58.9%.

Completed Year 12

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11.9% —

Lower than 99% 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 Home Rule, Year 10 is the majority at 72%; Year 12 is next at 17%.

Year 10 50.0% Year 12 11.9% Year 9 or below 7.1%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

No adults in the area hold a bachelor's degree or higher, a figure far below the national average of 26.3%. Instead, the most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 42.3% of residents.

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 Home Rule, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 79%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 21%.

Certificate III / IV 42.3% Advanced diploma / diploma 11.5%

Field of study

What people studied.

Among those with qualifications, 34.6% studied engineering and related fields. Another 19.2% focused on food, hospitality, and personal services.

Field of qualification

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In Home Rule, Engineering & related is the majority at 53%; Food, hospitality & personal services is next at 29%.

Engineering & related 34.6% Food, hospitality & personal services 19.2% Management & commerce 11.5%

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 Home Rule — 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 Home Rule [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11935/home-rule/topic/education