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Education & Qualifications in Osborne

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

About 19.2% of adults in Osborne hold a bachelor degree or higher, a figure that is higher than most similar areas. While university qualifications are relatively common for this type of place, overall schooling and degree levels remain well below the state and national figures.

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Where Osborne sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

19.2% —

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

Osborne19.2%
2656, NSW 12.4%
New South Wales 27.8%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Just over half of residents completed Year 12, which is higher than most similar areas but well below the New South Wales average of 58.9%.

Highest year of school

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Osborne splits fairly evenly between Year 12 (38%) and Year 10 (38%), with Year 9 or below at 16%.

Year 12 52.2% Year 10 52.2% Year 9 or below 21.7% Year 11 13.0%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

The typical qualification level is well below the Australian figure, with the proportion of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher sitting 7.1 percentage points lower than the national average.

Highest qualification level

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In Osborne, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 38%, followed by Advanced diploma / diploma (31%) and Certificate III / IV (31%).

Bachelor degree 33.3% Advanced diploma / diploma 26.7% Certificate III / IV 26.7%

Field of study

What people studied.

The most common field of qualification is Agriculture & environment at 47%, ahead of Health (20%).

Field of qualification

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In Osborne, Agriculture & environment is the majority at 70%; Health is next at 30%.

Agriculture & environment 46.7% Health 20.0%

Schools

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

There are no schools located 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 Osborne — 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 Osborne [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13109/osborne/topic/education