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Education & Qualifications in Tallwood

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

Far fewer residents in Tallwood have finished high school or university compared to the state and national figures. Only 45% of people here completed Year 12, which is 14 percentage points lower than the Australian average. This trend extends to higher education, where the area falls well behind the typical New South Wales community.

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Where Tallwood sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

12.3% —

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Tallwood — lower than 60% of areas.

Tallwood12.3%
2798, NSW 26.5%
New South Wales 27.8%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Less than half of residents completed Year 12, a figure far below the 58.9% seen across New South Wales. Many people left school earlier, with 31.7% finishing Year 10 and 13.3% finishing Year 9 or below.

Completed Year 12

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45.0% —

Higher than 50% 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 Tallwood, the largest group is Year 12 at 46%, followed by Year 10 (32%) and Year 9 or below (14%).

Year 12 45.0% Year 10 31.7% Year 9 or below 13.3% Year 11 8.3%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

The proportion of adults with a bachelor degree or higher is 12.3%, which is far below the national figure of 26.3%. Instead, the most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 39.5% of people.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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12.3% —

Lower than 60% 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 Tallwood, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 47%, followed by Advanced diploma / diploma (28%) and Bachelor degree (16%).

Certificate III / IV 39.5% Advanced diploma / diploma 23.7% Bachelor degree 13.2% Postgraduate degree 7.9%

Field of study

What people studied.

Qualifications in the area are spread across several fields, with Engineering and related studies being the most common at 23.7%. This is followed by Agriculture and environment at 18.4% and Management and commerce at 15.8%.

Field of qualification

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No single group dominates in Tallwood — Engineering & related leads at 24%, ahead of Agriculture & environment (19%) and Management & commerce (16%).

Engineering & related 23.7% Agriculture & environment 18.4% Management & commerce 15.8% Education 13.2% Health 10.5% Architecture & building 7.9% Society & culture 7.9%

Schools

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

There are no schools within 3 km of this area, making it smaller in this regard 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).

Schools in and around Tallwood — 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 Tallwood [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13752/tallwood/topic/education