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Education & Qualifications in Lemon Tree

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

Well over 65% of people in Lemon Tree finished Year 12, a figure that sits well above both the state and national averages. While school completion is high, the area has a lower proportion of university degrees compared to the rest of Australia.

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Where Lemon Tree sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

23.6% —

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Lemon Tree — higher than 75% of areas.

Lemon Tree23.6%
2259, NSW 12.5%
New South Wales 27.8%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

About 65.4% of residents completed Year 12, which is much higher than most similar areas and well above the national figure of 58.8%.

Completed Year 12

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65.4% —

Higher than 87% 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 Lemon Tree, Year 12 is the majority at 62%; Year 10 is next at 33%.

Year 12 65.4% Year 10 34.6% Year 9 or below 5.8%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Bachelor degrees or higher are held by 23.6% of adults, which is much higher than most similar areas but still a little below the Australian average of 26.3%.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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23.6% —

Higher than 75% 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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Lemon Tree splits fairly evenly between Bachelor degree (41%) and Certificate III / IV (38%), with Certificate I / II at 13%.

Bachelor degree 36.1% Certificate III / IV 33.3% Certificate I / II 11.1% Advanced diploma / diploma 8.3%

Field of study

What people studied.

The most common qualifications held by residents are in engineering (22.2%), management and commerce (19.4%), and society and culture (19.4%).

Field of qualification

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Lemon Tree splits fairly evenly between Engineering & related (24%) and Management & commerce (21%), with Society & culture at 21%.

Engineering & related 22.2% Management & commerce 19.4% Society & culture 19.4% Architecture & building 11.1% Health 11.1% Natural & physical sciences 8.3%

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 a smaller number 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).

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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 Lemon Tree [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12308/lemon-tree/topic/education