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Piallaway · Suburb / Locality

Education & Qualifications in Piallaway

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

A gap of 15 percentage points separates Piallaway from the state and national figures for Year 12 completions. Only 44.1% of residents finished high school, reflecting a local education profile that sits far below New South Wales and Australian averages.

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📍 Piallaway, Suburb / Locality

Where Piallaway sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

12.5% ▼ -20.6%

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Piallaway — lower than 59% of areas.

Piallaway12.5%
2342, NSW 12.8%
New South Wales 27.8%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Fewer than half of the people here finished Year 12, while 28% left school at Year 10. This rate is far below the 58.9% seen across New South Wales.

Completed Year 12

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44.1% ▼ -9.3%

Lower than 52% 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 Piallaway, the largest group is Year 12 at 50%, followed by Year 10 (32%) and Year 9 or below (13%).

Year 12 44.1% Year 10 28.0% Year 9 or below 11.8% Year 11 4.3%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

University qualifications are less common here, with only 12.5% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the national figure of 26.3%, while Certificate III or IV qualifications are the most typical, held by 32.3% of adults.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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12.5% ▼ -20.6%

Lower than 59% 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 Piallaway, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 43%, followed by Advanced diploma / diploma (30%) and Bachelor degree (26%).

Certificate III / IV 32.3% Advanced diploma / diploma 22.6% Bachelor degree 19.4%

Field of study

What people studied.

Degrees in management and commerce are the most common at 22.6%, followed closely by agriculture and environment at 21%. Other notable fields include engineering at 9.7% and health at 6.5%.

Field of qualification

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Piallaway splits fairly evenly between Management & commerce (29%) and Agriculture & environment (27%), with Engineering & related at 13%.

Management & commerce 22.6% Agriculture & environment 21.0% Engineering & related 9.7% Architecture & building 6.5% Health 6.5% Education 6.5% Society & culture 4.8%

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 Piallaway — 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 Piallaway [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13208/piallaway/topic/education