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Education & Qualifications in Packsaddle

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

Only 42% of people in Packsaddle have finished Year 12, which is far below the national figure. This lack of formal schooling is reflected in the low number of higher degrees, meaning most residents rely on practical or trade-based skills for their work.

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📍 Packsaddle, Suburb / Locality

Where Packsaddle sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

6.0% —

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Packsaddle — lower than 86% of areas.

Packsaddle6.0%
2880, NSW 10.4%
New South Wales 27.8%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

The proportion of people who completed Year 12 is far below the New South Wales and Australian figures, sitting at 42%. Around 20% of residents stopped their schooling at Year 10.

Completed Year 12

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42.0% —

Lower than 58% 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 Packsaddle, Year 12 is the majority at 55%; Year 10 is next at 26%.

Year 12 42.0% Year 10 20.0% Year 11 14.0%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Only 6% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is much lower than most areas and far below the state average. Instead, trade certificates are common, with 30.4% holding a Certificate III or IV.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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6.0% —

Lower than 86% 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 Packsaddle, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 50%, followed by Advanced diploma / diploma (29%) and Bachelor degree (21%).

Certificate III / IV 30.4% Advanced diploma / diploma 17.4% Bachelor degree 13.0%

Field of study

What people studied.

Qualifications are spread across a few areas, with Engineering and Health both accounting for 17.4% of degrees. Management and commerce follow at 13%.

Field of qualification

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Packsaddle splits fairly evenly between Engineering & related (36%) and Health (36%), with Management & commerce at 27%.

Engineering & related 17.4% Health 17.4% Management & commerce 13.0%

Schools

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

Daily life here is distant from education facilities, as there are no schools within 3 km of the area.

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 Packsaddle — 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 Packsaddle [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13125/packsaddle/topic/education