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Quialigo · Suburb / Locality

Education & Qualifications in Quialigo

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

Only 35% of people in Quialigo finished Year 12, which is far below the national rate. This creates a local profile where many adults have left school early or hold trade-based certificates rather than university degrees.

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Where Quialigo sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

14.2% ▲ +0.2%

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Quialigo — lower than 52% of areas.

Quialigo14.2%
2580, NSW 14.8%
New South Wales 27.8%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

The proportion of people who completed Year 12 is much lower than in most similar areas, sitting 24 percentage points below both the New South Wales and Australian figures.

Completed Year 12

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35.0% ▼ -10.3%

Lower than 76% 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 Quialigo, the largest group is Year 12 at 42%, followed by Year 10 (35%) and Year 9 or below (14%).

Year 12 35.0% Year 10 28.6% Year 9 or below 11.5% Year 11 7.7%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

About 14.2% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the national figure. Instead, the most common highest qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 30.4% of residents.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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14.2% ▲ +0.2%

Lower than 52% 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 Quialigo, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 42%, followed by Advanced diploma / diploma (21%) and Bachelor degree (16%).

Certificate III / IV 30.4% Advanced diploma / diploma 15.2% Bachelor degree 11.7% Certificate I / II 5.8% Postgraduate degree 5.3% Graduate diploma / certificate 4.1%

Field of study

What people studied.

Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are Engineering and related studies at 14.6%, followed by Management and Commerce at 12.9%.

Schools

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

There are no schools within 3 km of the area, a situation that is more common 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 Quialigo — 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 Quialigo [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13310/quialigo/topic/education