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Silverton · Suburb / Locality

Education & Qualifications in Silverton

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

Educational attainment in Silverton has remained low, with no residents holding a bachelor's degree. This is a sparsely populated area where only 40% of people finished Year 12, which is far below the national figure.

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📍 Silverton, Suburb / Locality

Where Silverton sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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

Silverton0.0%
2880, NSW 10.4%
New South Wales 27.8%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Only 40% of residents completed Year 12, a figure far below the 58.8% seen across Australia. About 30% of people finished Year 9 or below, while 25% reached Year 10.

Completed Year 12

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40.0% —

Lower than 63% 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 Silverton, the largest group is Year 12 at 42%, followed by Year 9 or below (32%) and Year 10 (26%).

Year 12 40.0% Year 9 or below 30.0% Year 10 25.0%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

No adults in the area hold a bachelor's degree or higher, which is far below the New South Wales average of 27.8%. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 38.5% of residents.

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 Silverton, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 100%.

Certificate III / IV 38.5%

Field of study

What people studied.

Qualifications held by residents are spread across health (26.9%), engineering (19.2%), and management and commerce (19.2%).

Field of qualification

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In Silverton, the largest group is Health at 35%, followed by Engineering & related (25%) and Management & commerce (25%).

Health 26.9% Engineering & related 19.2% Management & commerce 19.2% Society & culture 11.5%

Schools

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

There are no schools located within 3 km of the area.

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 Silverton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13560/silverton/topic/education