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Retreat · Suburb / Locality

Education & Qualifications in Retreat

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

Over half of the residents in Retreat finished school in Year 10, making it the most common level of schooling in the area. While the community has a higher share of university degrees than many similar areas, it still sits well below the state and national figures.

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Where Retreat sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

18.9% —

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Retreat — higher than 64% of areas.

Retreat18.9%
2355, NSW 13.1%
New South Wales 27.8%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Only 42.9% of people completed Year 12, which is far below the New South Wales and Australian figures of around 59%.

Completed Year 12

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42.9% —

Lower than 56% 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 Retreat, the largest group is Year 10 at 39%, followed by Year 12 (33%) and Year 9 or below (28%).

Year 10 51.4% Year 12 42.9% Year 9 or below 37.1%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

The typical adult here is more likely to hold a degree than those in most similar areas, though at 18.9%, this is well below the national figure of 26.3%.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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18.9% —

Higher than 64% 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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Retreat splits fairly evenly between Bachelor degree (50%) and Certificate III / IV (50%).

Bachelor degree 33.3% Certificate III / IV 33.3%

Field of study

What people studied.

Qualifications are spread across several fields, with society and culture and food, hospitality and personal services each accounting for 23.8% of the total.

Field of qualification

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Retreat splits fairly evenly between Society & culture (38%) and Food, hospitality & personal services (38%), with Management & commerce at 23%.

Society & culture 23.8% Food, hospitality & personal services 23.8% Management & commerce 14.3%

Schools

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

There are no schools within 3 km of the area, a situation seen in about 59% of similar locations.

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 Retreat [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13368/retreat/topic/education