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Education & Qualifications in St Fillans

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

Few residents in St Fillans hold higher education degrees compared to most other areas. Only 4.4% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the New South Wales and national figures.

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Where St Fillans sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

4.4% ▼ -48.0%

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is St Fillans — lower than 90% of areas.

St Fillans4.4%
2850, NSW 14.8%
New South Wales 27.8%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

School completion is low here, with only 40% of people finishing Year 12. This is far below the state and national averages of around 59%.

Completed Year 12

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40.0% ▲ +29.8%

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 St Fillans, the largest group is Year 12 at 41%, followed by Year 10 (35%) and Year 9 or below (14%).

Year 12 40.0% Year 10 34.0% Year 9 or below 14.0% Year 11 9.0%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Most people hold practical qualifications, as 47.6% have a Certificate III or IV. This helps explain why the share of people with university degrees is so much lower than in the rest of the country.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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4.4% ▼ -48.0%

Lower than 90% 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 St Fillans, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 64%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 23%.

Certificate III / IV 47.6% Advanced diploma / diploma 17.5% Bachelor degree 7.1% Certificate I / II 2.4%

Field of study

What people studied.

For those with qualifications, the most common fields are engineering and related studies at 27%, followed by management and commerce at 10.3%.

Schools

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

There are no schools located within 3 km of the area, which is a common trait for 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 St Fillans [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13649/st-fillans/topic/education