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Education & Qualifications in Middle Flat

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

A stark gap in higher education marks Middle Flat, where the share of adults with a bachelor's degree is far below the national figure. While school completion is very high, fewer people here hold university degrees compared to the rest of the state.

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📍 Middle Flat, Suburb / Locality

Where Middle Flat sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

11.4% —

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Middle Flat — lower than 64% of areas.

Middle Flat11.4%
2630, NSW 18.0%
New South Wales 27.8%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

School completion is a strong point here, with 66.7% of people finishing Year 12. This is well above both the New South Wales figure of 58.9% and the Australian average of 58.8%.

Completed Year 12

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66.7% —

Higher than 88% 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 Middle Flat, Year 12 is the majority at 63%; Year 10 is next at 37%.

Year 12 66.7% Year 10 38.9%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

University degrees are uncommon in the area, with only 11.4% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the New South Wales figure of 27.8%.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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11.4% —

Lower than 64% 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 Middle Flat, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 47%, followed by Bachelor degree (27%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (27%).

Certificate III / IV 33.3% Bachelor degree 19.0% Advanced diploma / diploma 19.0%

Field of study

What people studied.

Qualifications are mostly focused on practical and business fields, with management and commerce making up 28.6% of degrees, followed by engineering at 23.8%.

Field of qualification

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In Middle Flat, the largest group is Management & commerce at 35%, followed by Engineering & related (29%) and Architecture & building (18%).

Management & commerce 28.6% Engineering & related 23.8% Architecture & building 14.3% Health 14.3%

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 common pattern 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).

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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 Middle Flat [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12616/middle-flat/topic/education