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Peel · Suburb / Locality

Education & Qualifications in Peel

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

Nearly 30% of adults in Peel hold a bachelor degree or higher, a figure well above the national average. This high level of education is reflected in the local school stats, where over 60% of residents finished Year 12.

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Where Peel sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

29.6% ▲ +59.3%

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Peel — higher than 85% of areas.

Peel29.6%
2795, NSW 19.0%
New South Wales 27.8%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

About 60.4% of people here completed Year 12, which is much higher than most similar areas and a little above the New South Wales and national figures.

Completed Year 12

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60.4% ▲ +33.9%

Higher than 80% 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 Peel, Year 12 is the majority at 62%; Year 10 is next at 26%.

Year 12 60.4% Year 10 25.5% Year 11 6.8% Year 9 or below 5.2%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

A bachelor degree or higher is held by 29.6% of adults, which is much higher than most areas and well above the Australian average of 26.3%.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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29.6% ▲ +59.3%

Higher than 85% 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 Peel, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 40%, followed by Bachelor degree (25%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (15%).

Certificate III / IV 41.9% Bachelor degree 26.5% Advanced diploma / diploma 15.4% Postgraduate degree 11.0% Graduate diploma / certificate 6.6% Certificate I / II 2.9%

Field of study

What people studied.

The most common fields of qualification are engineering and related subjects at 20.6%, followed by society and culture at 11.8%.

Schools

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

There are no schools within 3 km, which is a smaller number 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).

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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 Peel [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13185/peel/topic/education