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Education & Qualifications in New Buildings

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

Agriculture and environment studies are the most common qualification in New Buildings, where 30% of qualified residents studied in this field. This is a sparsely populated area where only 33.3% of people have finished Year 12, a figure far below the national average.

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Where New Buildings sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

9.4% —

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is New Buildings — lower than 73% of areas.

New Buildings9.4%
2550, NSW 18.9%
New South Wales 27.8%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Only 33.3% of residents here completed Year 12, which is far below the 58.8% national figure and much lower than most similar areas.

Completed Year 12

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33.3% —

Lower than 81% 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 New Buildings, the largest group is Year 12 at 43%, followed by Year 10 (26%) and Year 11 (17%).

Year 12 33.3% Year 10 20.0% Year 11 13.3% Year 9 or below 10.0%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 9.4% of the population, which is far below both the state and national figures. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 30% of residents.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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9.4% —

Lower than 73% 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 New Buildings, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 46%, followed by Advanced diploma / diploma (31%) and Bachelor degree (23%).

Certificate III / IV 30.0% Advanced diploma / diploma 20.0% Bachelor degree 15.0%

Field of study

What people studied.

The most common fields of study are agriculture and environment at 30%, followed by health at 20%, and engineering and building at 15% each.

Field of qualification

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In New Buildings, the largest group is Agriculture & environment at 38%, followed by Health (25%) and Engineering & related (19%).

Agriculture & environment 30.0% Health 20.0% Engineering & related 15.0% Architecture & building 15.0%

Schools

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

There are no schools within 3 km of this area, which is smaller 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 New Buildings — 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 New Buildings [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12949/new-buildings/topic/education