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Taradale · Suburb / Locality

Education & Qualifications in Taradale

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

A gap of 33 percentage points separates Taradale from the state and national average in Year 12 completion. While a fair few residents hold university degrees, far fewer people here finished high school compared to most other areas.

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📍 Taradale, Suburb / Locality

Where Taradale sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

17.2% —

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Taradale — higher than 59% of areas.

Taradale17.2%
2653, NSW 11.2%
New South Wales 27.8%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Only 26.1% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 58.9%. Many residents left school earlier, with 21.7% finishing at Year 10 and 13% finishing at Year 9 or below.

Completed Year 12

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26.1% —

Lower than 91% 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 Taradale, the largest group is Year 12 at 43%, followed by Year 10 (36%) and Year 9 or below (21%).

Year 12 26.1% Year 10 21.7% Year 9 or below 13.0%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 17.2% of the population. This is higher than most similar areas, although it remains well below the Australian figure of 26.3%.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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17.2% —

Higher than 59% 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 Taradale, Bachelor degree is the majority at 63%; Certificate III / IV is next at 38%.

Bachelor degree 38.5% Certificate III / IV 23.1%

Field of study

What people studied.

The most common field of qualification is Engineering & related at 23%, ahead of Health (23%).

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Taradale splits fairly evenly between Engineering & related (33%) and Health (33%), with Society & culture at 33%.

Engineering & related 23.1% Health 23.1% Society & culture 23.1%

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 more common situation than in 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 Taradale — 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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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Taradale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13772/taradale/topic/education