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Education & Qualifications in Maxwell

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

A lack of local schools means residents of Maxwell must travel for education, though many adults hold high-level degrees. While 21.1% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher, fewer than half of residents have finished Year 12.

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📍 Maxwell, Suburb / Locality

Where Maxwell sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

21.1% —

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

Maxwell21.1%
2650, NSW 20.3%
New South Wales 27.8%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Only 48.5% of people here finished Year 12, which is far below the New South Wales and Australian figures of around 59%. Roughly 22% of the population left school after Year 10.

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 Maxwell, Year 12 is the majority at 65%; Year 10 is next at 29%.

Year 12 48.5% Year 10 22.1% Year 9 or below 4.4%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

The 21.1% of adults with a bachelor degree or higher is higher than in most similar areas, but still well below the national figure of 26.3%. Certificate III or IV qualifications are the most common, held by 26% of residents.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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21.1% —

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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Maxwell splits fairly evenly between Certificate III / IV (36%) and Bachelor degree (33%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 22%.

Certificate III / IV 26.0% Bachelor degree 24.0% Advanced diploma / diploma 16.0% Postgraduate degree 6.0%

Field of study

What people studied.

The most common fields of study for those with qualifications are management and commerce at 20%, followed by education at 16% and engineering at 14%.

Field of qualification

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In Maxwell, the largest group is Management & commerce at 30%, followed by Education (24%) and Engineering & related (21%).

Management & commerce 20.0% Education 16.0% Engineering & related 14.0% Agriculture & environment 8.0% Society & culture 8.0%

Schools

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

There are no schools within 3 kilometres of the area, which is a common situation for 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 Maxwell — 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 Maxwell [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12537/maxwell/topic/education