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Education & Qualifications in Homeleigh

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

A gap of over 8 percentage points separates Homeleigh from the state and national figures for Year 12 completion. While more people here finish school and hold degrees than in many similar areas, the community still trails far behind the New South Wales and Australian averages.

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Where Homeleigh sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

20.0% ▲ +10.0%

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Homeleigh — higher than 67% of areas.

Homeleigh20.0%
2474, NSW 14.1%
New South Wales 27.8%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

About half of residents have completed Year 12, which is higher than most similar areas. However, this is well below the 58.9% seen across New South Wales.

Completed Year 12

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50.5% ▲ +20.6%

Higher than 63% 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 Homeleigh, Year 12 is the majority at 53%; Year 10 is next at 27%.

Year 12 50.5% Year 10 26.3% Year 9 or below 12.6% Year 11 6.3%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

One in five adults holds a bachelor degree or higher, a figure that is higher than most similar areas but remains well below the national average of 26.3%.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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20.0% ▲ +10.0%

Higher than 67% 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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Homeleigh splits fairly evenly between Bachelor degree (34%) and Certificate III / IV (30%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 28%.

Bachelor degree 25.4% Certificate III / IV 22.2% Advanced diploma / diploma 20.6% Postgraduate degree 6.3%

Field of study

What people studied.

The most common qualifications are in management and commerce at 19%, followed by society and culture at 15.9% and engineering at 12.7%.

Field of qualification

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Homeleigh splits fairly evenly between Management & commerce (27%) and Society & culture (23%), with Engineering & related at 18%.

Management & commerce 19.0% Society & culture 15.9% Engineering & related 12.7% Health 11.1% Architecture & building 6.3% Agriculture & environment 4.8%

Schools

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

There are no schools within 3 km of the area, making it smaller than about 59% of similar locations.

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 Homeleigh — 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 Homeleigh [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11938/homeleigh/topic/education