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Education & Qualifications in Shallow Bay

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

Certificate III and IV qualifications are the most common achievement in Shallow Bay, where 38.9% of adults hold one. The area has a very low level of formal higher education, with no residents holding a bachelor's degree or higher.

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📍 Shallow Bay, Suburb / Locality

Where Shallow Bay sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Shallow Bay — lower than 99% of areas.

Shallow Bay0.0%
2428, NSW 12.5%
New South Wales 27.8%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Only 27.6% of people here finished Year 12, which is far below the New South Wales and Australian figures of around 59%. This is much lower than most similar areas.

Completed Year 12

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27.6% —

Lower than 90% 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 Shallow Bay, the largest group is Year 12 at 39%, followed by Year 10 (29%) and Year 9 or below (22%).

Year 12 27.6% Year 10 20.7% Year 9 or below 15.5% Year 11 6.9%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 0.0% of the population. This is far below the national figure of 26.3% and among the lowest levels seen in similar areas.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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Lower than 99% 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 Shallow Bay, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 82%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 18%.

Certificate III / IV 38.9% Advanced diploma / diploma 8.3%

Field of study

What people studied.

Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are management and commerce at 25.0% and engineering at 8.3%.

Field of qualification

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In Shallow Bay, Management & commerce is the majority at 75%; Engineering & related is next at 25%.

Management & commerce 25.0% Engineering & related 8.3%

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 smaller number of facilities than 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).

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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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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Shallow Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13537/shallow-bay/topic/education