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South Maroota · Suburb / Locality

Education & Qualifications in South Maroota

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

Only 15.2% of adults in South Maroota hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the national figure. This reflects a community where practical training is common, with a high proportion of residents holding trade certificates.

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📍 South Maroota, Suburb / Locality

Where South Maroota sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

15.2% ▲ +11.6%

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is South Maroota — higher than 52% of areas.

South Maroota15.2%
2756, NSW 13.6%
New South Wales 27.8%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

About half of the residents have completed Year 12, a figure that is well below the state and national averages. Roughly 32% of people stopped their formal schooling at Year 10.

Completed Year 12

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51.8% ▲ +16.4%

Higher than 66% 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 South Maroota, Year 12 is the majority at 54%; Year 10 is next at 34%.

Year 12 51.8% Year 10 32.4% Year 9 or below 7.0% Year 11 5.1%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Trade qualifications are the most common achievement here, with 40.9% of adults holding a Certificate III or IV. This helps explain why the number of people with university degrees is far below the New South Wales average.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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15.2% ▲ +11.6%

Higher than 52% 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 South Maroota, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 48%, followed by Advanced diploma / diploma (20%) and Bachelor degree (19%).

Certificate III / IV 40.9% Advanced diploma / diploma 17.0% Bachelor degree 15.8% Postgraduate degree 4.6% Certificate I / II 3.7% Graduate diploma / certificate 2.5%

Field of study

What people studied.

Qualifications in South Maroota are heavily weighted toward technical and business fields. Engineering leads at 24.1%, followed by management and commerce at 17.0% and architecture or building at 12.1%.

Schools

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

There are no schools located within 3 km of this area, which is a smaller number of facilities 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 South Maroota — 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 South Maroota [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13608/south-maroota/topic/education