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Education & Qualifications in Kiacatoo

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

Half of Kiacatoo residents have completed Year 12, which is a higher rate than in most similar areas. Despite this, the community's overall schooling and qualification levels remain well below the state and national figures.

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📍 Kiacatoo, Suburb / Locality

Where Kiacatoo sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

14.3% —

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Kiacatoo — lower than 52% of areas.

Kiacatoo14.3%
2877, NSW 10.5%
New South Wales 27.8%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

While 50% of people finished Year 12, this is well below the New South Wales rate of 58.9%. About 20% of residents stopped after Year 10, and 15% finished Year 9 or below.

Completed Year 12

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50.0% —

Higher than 62% 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 Kiacatoo, Year 12 is the majority at 59%; Year 10 is next at 24%.

Year 12 50.0% Year 10 20.0% Year 9 or below 15.0%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

The proportion of adults with a bachelor degree or higher is 14.3%, which is far below the Australian figure of 26.3%. Bachelor degrees and Certificate III or IV qualifications are the most common high-level achievements, each held by 16.2% of residents.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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14.3% —

Lower 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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Kiacatoo splits fairly evenly between Bachelor degree (50%) and Certificate III / IV (50%).

Bachelor degree 16.2% Certificate III / IV 16.2%

Field of study

What people studied.

Qualifications in the area are spread across several fields, with Education being the most common at 16.2%, followed by Health at 13.5%.

Field of qualification

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Kiacatoo splits fairly evenly between Education (30%) and Health (25%), with Engineering & related at 15%.

Education 16.2% Health 13.5% Engineering & related 8.1% Agriculture & environment 8.1% Management & commerce 8.1%

Schools

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

There are no schools within 3 km of the area, a situation that is more common than in 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 Kiacatoo — 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 Kiacatoo [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12122/kiacatoo/topic/education