CensusAtlas

Long Plain · Suburb / Locality

Education & Qualifications in Long Plain

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

Only 32.1% of people in Long Plain have finished Year 12, which is far below the national figure. While school completion is low, the area has a higher share of university degrees than most similar places. This suggests a divide between those who left school early and those who have pursued higher education.

Open map →
📍 Long Plain, Suburb / Locality

Where Long Plain sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

17.9% —

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Long Plain — higher than 61% of areas.

Long Plain17.9%
2360, NSW 10.7%
New South Wales 27.8%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Year 12 completion is far below the New South Wales average of 58.9%. Nearly half of the residents listed Year 10 as their highest level of schooling.

Completed Year 12

View on map →

32.1% —

Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.

Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.

Highest year of school

View on map →

In Long Plain, the largest group is Year 10 at 50%, followed by Year 12 (35%) and Year 11 (15%).

Year 10 46.4% Year 12 32.1% Year 11 14.3%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

About 17.9% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is more than most similar areas. However, this remains well below the Australian figure of 26.3%, with Certificate III or IV being the most common qualification at 45%.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

View on map →

17.9% —

Higher than 61% 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

View on map →

In Long Plain, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 64%; Bachelor degree is next at 36%.

Certificate III / IV 45.0% Bachelor degree 25.0%

Field of study

What people studied.

Qualifications are spread evenly across several fields, with Engineering, Agriculture, and Management each accounting for 20% of degrees. Education makes up a further 15%.

Field of qualification

View on map →

Long Plain splits fairly evenly between Engineering & related (27%) and Agriculture & environment (27%), with Management & commerce at 27%.

Engineering & related 20.0% Agriculture & environment 20.0% Management & commerce 20.0% Education 15.0%

Schools

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

There are no schools within 3 kilometres of this area, making it smaller than about 59% of similar places.

Schools within 3 km

View on map →

0

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 Long Plain — 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).

More for Long Plain

Full area profile →

Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Long Plain [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12388/long-plain/topic/education