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Education & Qualifications in Quandary

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

More people hold degrees and finish high school in Quandary than in most similar areas. While 21.7% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher, this is still well below the New South Wales figure of 27.8%.

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Where Quandary sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

21.7% —

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Quandary — higher than 72% of areas.

Quandary21.7%
2665, NSW 10.9%
New South Wales 27.8%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Half of residents have completed Year 12, which is higher than most similar areas but well below the national figure of 58.8%.

Completed Year 12

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50.0% —

Higher than 62% 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 Quandary, Year 12 is the majority at 65%; Year 10 is next at 24%.

Year 12 50.0% Year 10 18.2% Year 11 9.1%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

A typical qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 27.6% of adults. This reflects a trend where higher education levels are more common than in similar areas, though still lower than the state average.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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21.7% —

Higher than 72% 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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Quandary splits fairly evenly between Certificate III / IV (32%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (28%), with Bachelor degree at 24%.

Certificate III / IV 27.6% Advanced diploma / diploma 24.1% Bachelor degree 20.7% Graduate diploma / certificate 13.8%

Field of study

What people studied.

Qualifications in this area are concentrated in engineering and related fields at 31%, followed by education at 27.6%.

Field of qualification

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Quandary splits fairly evenly between Engineering & related (36%) and Education (32%), with Management & commerce at 20%.

Engineering & related 31.0% Education 27.6% Management & commerce 17.2% Agriculture & environment 10.3%

Schools

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

There are no schools within 3 km of the area, which is a more common situation than in 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 Quandary — 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 Quandary [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13302/quandary/topic/education