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Education & Qualifications in Reddestone

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

Engineering and related qualifications are the most common field of study in Reddestone, where 28.6% of qualified residents hold degrees in that area. While the typical resident has a lower level of formal schooling than the national average, a surprising number of adults hold high-level degrees.

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Where Reddestone sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

23.1% —

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Reddestone — higher than 74% of areas.

Reddestone23.1%
2370, NSW 11.3%
New South Wales 27.8%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Only 46.3% of residents have completed Year 12, which is far below the national and state figures of around 59%. About 33.3% of people finished Year 10 as their highest level of school.

Completed Year 12

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46.3% —

Higher than 53% 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 Reddestone, the largest group is Year 12 at 50%, followed by Year 10 (36%) and Year 9 or below (14%).

Year 12 46.3% Year 10 33.3% Year 9 or below 13.0%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

A bachelor's degree or higher is held by 23.1% of adults, a figure that is much higher than most similar areas but still well below the national average of 26.3%.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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23.1% —

Higher than 74% 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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Reddestone splits fairly evenly between Bachelor degree (43%) and Certificate III / IV (39%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 18%.

Bachelor degree 34.3% Certificate III / IV 31.4% Advanced diploma / diploma 14.3%

Field of study

What people studied.

Apart from engineering, the most common qualifications are shared equally between agriculture and environment, education, and management and commerce, each at 17.1%.

Field of qualification

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In Reddestone, the largest group is Engineering & related at 26%, followed by Agriculture & environment (16%) and Education (16%).

Engineering & related 28.6% Agriculture & environment 17.1% Education 17.1% Management & commerce 17.1% Architecture & building 11.4% Health 8.6% Society & culture 8.6%

Schools

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

There are no schools within 3 km of Reddestone, making it smaller in this regard 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).

Schools in and around Reddestone — 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 Reddestone [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13351/reddestone/topic/education