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Education & Qualifications in Lower Lewis Ponds

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

A gap of 10 percentage points separates Lower Lewis Ponds from the rest of the country in school completion. While around 48.5% of residents finished Year 12, this is far below the national and state figures. Despite this, the area has a strong presence of higher qualifications compared to similar places.

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📍 Lower Lewis Ponds, Suburb / Locality

Where Lower Lewis Ponds sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

21.2% —

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Lower Lewis Ponds — higher than 71% of areas.

Lower Lewis Ponds21.2%
2800, NSW 21.6%
New South Wales 27.8%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Less than half of the population has completed Year 12, which is far below the 58.8% national average. About 21.2% of residents stopped at Year 10, and 12.1% finished Year 9 or below.

Completed Year 12

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48.5% —

Higher than 59% 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 Lower Lewis Ponds, Year 12 is the majority at 59%; Year 10 is next at 26%.

Year 12 48.5% Year 10 21.2% Year 9 or below 12.1%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

About 21.2% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is higher than most similar areas, though still well below the New South Wales figure of 27.8%. The most common qualifications are Certificate III or IV, and diplomas, each held by 20% and 16% of residents respectively.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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21.2% —

Higher than 71% 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 Lower Lewis Ponds, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 31%, followed by Bachelor degree (25%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (25%).

Certificate III / IV 20.0% Bachelor degree 16.0% Advanced diploma / diploma 16.0% Postgraduate degree 12.0%

Field of study

What people studied.

Qualifications in this area are spread across several fields, with Engineering and Architecture and building both accounting for 20% of the totals. Health, Education, and Management and commerce each make up 12%.

Field of qualification

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Lower Lewis Ponds splits fairly evenly between Engineering & related (23%) and Architecture & building (23%), with Health at 14%.

Engineering & related 20.0% Architecture & building 20.0% Health 12.0% Education 12.0% Management & commerce 12.0% Food, hospitality & personal services 12.0%

Schools

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

There are no schools located within 3 km of this area, which is a smaller number of facilities 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).

Schools in and around Lower Lewis Ponds — 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 Lower Lewis Ponds [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12416/lower-lewis-ponds/topic/education