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Mount Tomah · Suburb / Locality

Education & Qualifications in Mount Tomah

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

Far more adults hold university degrees in Mount Tomah than in most similar areas. This is a highly educated community where 57.4% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher, a figure that sits far above the national average.

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📍 Mount Tomah, Suburb / Locality

Where Mount Tomah sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

57.4% —

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Mount Tomah — higher than 99% of areas.

Mount Tomah57.4%
2758, NSW 21.0%
New South Wales 27.8%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

High school completion is strong here, with 68.9% of residents finishing Year 12. This is well above the New South Wales figure of 58.9%.

Completed Year 12

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68.9% —

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 Mount Tomah, Year 12 is the majority at 76%; Year 10 is next at 24%.

Year 12 68.9% Year 10 21.3%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Education levels are among the highest in the region. The proportion of people with a bachelor degree or higher is far above the Australian average by 31 points.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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57.4% —

Higher than 99% 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 Mount Tomah, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 33%, followed by Graduate diploma / certificate (23%) and Certificate III / IV (23%).

Bachelor degree 30.9% Graduate diploma / certificate 21.8% Certificate III / IV 21.8% Postgraduate degree 10.9% Advanced diploma / diploma 9.1%

Field of study

What people studied.

Qualifications are spread across several fields, with society and culture being the most common at 18.2%, followed by agriculture and environment at 14.5%.

Schools

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

There are no schools within 3 km of the area, which is smaller than about 59% of similar areas.

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 Mount Tomah — 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 Mount Tomah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12806/mount-tomah/topic/education