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Education & Qualifications in Ootha

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

Less than half of the adults in Ootha have completed Year 12, with 45.2% finishing their secondary schooling. This is a sparsely populated area where educational attainment is lower than both state and national figures.

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Where Ootha sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

19.4% ▲ +48.4%

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Ootha — higher than 65% of areas.

Ootha19.4%
2875, NSW 11.0%
New South Wales 27.8%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Only 45.2% of residents finished Year 12, which is far below the New South Wales and Australian figures of around 59%. The next most common highest school level reached is Year 10, at 25.8%.

Completed Year 12

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45.2% ▲ +44.1%

Higher than 50% 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 Ootha, Year 12 is the majority at 64%; Year 10 is next at 36%.

Year 12 45.2% Year 10 25.8%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

About 19.4% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is higher than most similar areas. However, this remains well below the national figure of 26.3%.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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19.4% ▲ +48.4%

Higher than 65% 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 Ootha, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 41%, followed by Bachelor degree (35%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (24%).

Certificate III / IV 36.8% Bachelor degree 31.6% Advanced diploma / diploma 21.1%

Field of study

What people studied.

The most common field of qualification is Education at 26%, ahead of Engineering & related (21%).

Field of qualification

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In Ootha, the largest group is Education at 42%, followed by Engineering & related (33%) and Society & culture (25%).

Education 26.3% Engineering & related 21.1% Society & culture 15.8%

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 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 Ootha — 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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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Ootha [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13100/ootha/topic/education