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Education & Qualifications in Milsons Passage

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

Much higher levels of schooling and higher education than most similar areas define Milsons Passage. Around 69% of residents have finished Year 12, and a quarter of adults hold a university degree or higher. This creates a highly qualified local profile compared to many other small areas.

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Where Milsons Passage sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

25.0% ▲ +7.5%

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Milsons Passage — higher than 77% of areas.

Milsons Passage25.0%
2083, NSW 32.8%
New South Wales 27.8%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

School completion is far above the state and national figures, with 69% of people finishing Year 12. This is 10 percentage points higher than both New South Wales and the rest of Australia.

Completed Year 12

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69.0% ▲ +43.1%

Higher than 90% 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 Milsons Passage, Year 12 is the majority at 83%; Year 10 is next at 17%.

Year 12 69.0% Year 10 13.8%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

About 25% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher, which is much higher than most similar areas. This figure is a little below the state and national averages.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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25.0% ▲ +7.5%

Higher than 77% 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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Milsons Passage splits fairly evenly between Bachelor degree (29%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (29%), with Postgraduate degree at 21%.

Bachelor degree 20.0% Advanced diploma / diploma 20.0% Postgraduate degree 15.0% Certificate III / IV 15.0%

Field of study

What people studied.

Qualifications here are spread across various fields, with creative arts being the most common at 30%, followed by management and commerce at 25%.

Field of qualification

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In Milsons Passage, the largest group is Creative arts at 35%, followed by Management & commerce (29%) and Engineering & related (18%).

Creative arts 30.0% Management & commerce 25.0% Engineering & related 15.0% Food, hospitality & personal services 15.0%

Schools

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

There are no schools located within 3 kilometres of the area, a situation that is more common than in 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 Milsons Passage — 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 Milsons Passage [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12639/milsons-passage/topic/education