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Education & Qualifications in Locksley

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

Only 31% of people in Locksley have finished Year 12, a figure that is far below the state and national averages. Despite this, the area has a surprisingly high number of university-educated adults, with nearly 28% holding a bachelor degree or higher.

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📍 Locksley, Suburb / Locality

Where Locksley sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

27.9% —

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

Locksley27.9%
2795, NSW 19.0%
New South Wales 27.8%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Schooling levels are much lower than in most similar areas, with only 31% of residents completing Year 12. This is 28 percentage points lower than both the New South Wales and Australian figures.

Completed Year 12

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31.0% —

Lower than 86% 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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Locksley splits fairly evenly between Year 12 (37%) and Year 10 (34%), with Year 11 at 14%.

Year 12 31.0% Year 10 28.6% Year 11 11.9% Year 9 or below 11.9%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 27.9% of the population, which is much higher than in most similar areas and slightly above the national figure. The most common high-level qualifications are bachelor degrees and Certificate III or IV, each held by 22.2% of residents.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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27.9% —

Higher 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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Locksley splits fairly evenly between Bachelor degree (25%) and Certificate III / IV (25%), with Postgraduate degree at 13%.

Bachelor degree 22.2% Certificate III / IV 22.2% Postgraduate degree 11.1% Graduate diploma / certificate 11.1% Advanced diploma / diploma 11.1% Certificate I / II 11.1%

Field of study

What people studied.

Qualifications in Locksley are most often in society and culture, accounting for 29.6% of degrees. Other common fields include natural and physical sciences and engineering, which each make up 11.1%.

Field of qualification

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In Locksley, the largest group is Society & culture at 47%, followed by Natural & physical sciences (18%) and Engineering & related (18%).

Society & culture 29.6% Natural & physical sciences 11.1% Engineering & related 11.1% Management & commerce 11.1%

Schools

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

There are no schools within 3 km of the area, which is a smaller number of facilities than about 59% of similar areas.

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 Locksley — 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 Locksley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12379/locksley/topic/education