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Education & Qualifications in Roslyn

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

Few residents hold higher degrees compared to similar areas, making Roslyn a place where university qualifications are uncommon. Only 6% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the national figure of 26.3%.

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📍 Roslyn, Suburb / Locality

Where Roslyn sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

6.0% —

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Roslyn — lower than 86% of areas.

Roslyn6.0%
2580, NSW 14.8%
New South Wales 27.8%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Only 42% of people finished Year 12, a figure that is far below the 58.8% national average. The most common highest level of schooling is Year 12, followed by Year 10 at 34.6%.

Completed Year 12

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42.0% —

Lower than 58% 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 Roslyn, the largest group is Year 12 at 47%, followed by Year 10 (38%) and Year 9 or below (11%).

Year 12 42.0% Year 10 34.6% Year 9 or below 9.9% Year 11 3.7%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Qualifications here are mostly practical, with 32% of adults holding a Certificate III or IV. This helps explain why bachelor degrees are so rare compared to the New South Wales average of 27.8%.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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6.0% —

Lower than 86% 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 Roslyn, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 47%, followed by Advanced diploma / diploma (29%) and Bachelor degree (15%).

Certificate III / IV 32.0% Advanced diploma / diploma 20.0% Bachelor degree 10.0% Certificate I / II 6.0%

Field of study

What people studied.

Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are management and commerce at 22%, followed by architecture and building at 12%.

Field of qualification

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In Roslyn, the largest group is Management & commerce at 28%, followed by Architecture & building (15%) and Engineering & related (13%).

Management & commerce 22.0% Architecture & building 12.0% Engineering & related 10.0% Health 10.0% Society & culture 10.0% Education 8.0% Agriculture & environment 6.0%

Schools

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

There are no schools within 3 kilometres, which is smaller 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 Roslyn — 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 Roslyn [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13430/roslyn/topic/education