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Kikiamah · Suburb / Locality

Education & Qualifications in Kikiamah

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

Fewer than half of residents in Kikiamah have finished Year 12, reflecting a community where formal schooling levels are much lower than the state and national norms. With only 7% of adults holding a university degree, the local workforce relies more heavily on trade and vocational certificates.

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Where Kikiamah sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

7.0% —

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Kikiamah — lower than 82% of areas.

Kikiamah7.0%
2594, NSW 11.4%
New South Wales 27.8%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Just 44.4% of people here completed Year 12, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 58.9%. This puts the area around the middle when compared to similar places.

Completed Year 12

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44.4% —

Lower than 51% 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 Kikiamah, the largest group is Year 12 at 45%, followed by Year 10 (28%) and Year 9 or below (16%).

Year 12 44.4% Year 10 27.2% Year 9 or below 16.0% Year 11 11.1%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

University degrees are rare here, with only 7% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher—far below the Australian average of 26.3%. Instead, the most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 32% of residents.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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7.0% —

Lower than 82% 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 Kikiamah, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 53%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 27%.

Certificate III / IV 32.0% Advanced diploma / diploma 16.0% Bachelor degree 12.0%

Field of study

What people studied.

People with qualifications in this area often focus on practical fields, with agriculture and environment (20%) and health (18%) being the most common areas of study.

Field of qualification

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Kikiamah splits fairly evenly between Agriculture & environment (32%) and Health (29%), with Architecture & building at 10%.

Agriculture & environment 20.0% Health 18.0% Architecture & building 6.0% Education 6.0% Management & commerce 6.0% Society & culture 6.0%

Schools

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

There are no schools within 3 kilometres of the area, making it smaller than about 59% of similar places in terms of local educational facilities.

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 Kikiamah — 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 Kikiamah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12131/kikiamah/topic/education