55.9% —
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 57.6%
- 2021: 55.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Longreach · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Longreach
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
About 33.3% of adults in Longreach (NSW) hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is well above the national figure. This creates a striking contrast where a high proportion of adults are university educated, even though Year 12 completion is slightly lower than the state average. This mix of high-level degrees and varying school completion rates defines the local educational profile.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion sits at 55.9%, which is higher than most similar areas but a little below both the state and national figures. Among those who finished school, 27.1% stopped at Year 10, while 6.8% left at Year 9 or below.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Longreach, Year 12 is the majority at 62%; Year 10 is next at 30%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Longreach has a high rate of higher education, with 33.3% of adults holding a bachelor degree or more, a figure well above the New South Wales and Australian averages. The most common qualifications are Certificate III or IV at 34.1% and postgraduate degrees at 20.5%.
33.3% —
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 26.2%
- 2021: 33.3%
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 Longreach, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 41%, followed by Postgraduate degree (24%) and Graduate diploma / certificate (19%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in the area are most common in management and commerce at 29.5%, followed by health at 22.7% and engineering at 13.6%. Education and society and culture make up the remaining 20.5% of the top fields.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are two government schools within 3 km, which is more than about 66% of similar areas. These schools are generally smaller than most, with an average size of 145 students and an average advantage score among the lowest at this level.
2
Higher than 62% 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).
145
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
894
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Longreach
2 schools — 290 students, average ICSEA 894.
By sector: Government 2
By type: Combined 1 · Primary 1
| Havenlee School, North Nowra | Government | Combined | 5.0 km | 67 | 849 |
| North Nowra Public School, North Nowra | Government | Primary | 5.1 km | 223 | 908 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Longreach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12393/longreach/topic/education