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Tarana · Suburb / Locality

Education & Qualifications in Tarana

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

More adults in Tarana hold a bachelor's degree or higher than in most similar areas. While 20.7% of adults have reached this level, the area generally has a lower rate of school completion than the state and national figures.

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📍 Tarana, Suburb / Locality

Where Tarana sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

20.7% —

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Tarana — higher than 69% of areas.

Tarana20.7%
2787, NSW 12.1%
New South Wales 27.8%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Less than half of residents finished Year 12, at 47.6%. This is far below the New South Wales figure of 58.9% and the Australian average of 58.8%.

Completed Year 12

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47.6% —

Higher than 57% 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 Tarana, Year 12 is the majority at 57%; Year 10 is next at 29%.

Year 12 47.6% Year 10 24.5% Year 9 or below 8.2% Year 11 3.4%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

A fifth of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher, which is higher than most similar areas, though still well below the 27.8% seen across New South Wales. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 26.1% of people.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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20.7% —

Higher than 69% 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 Tarana, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 37%, followed by Bachelor degree (22%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (16%).

Certificate III / IV 26.1% Bachelor degree 15.7% Advanced diploma / diploma 11.3% Postgraduate degree 8.7% Certificate I / II 6.1% Graduate diploma / certificate 2.6%

Field of study

What people studied.

The most common fields of study in the area are management and commerce at 15.7%, followed by society and culture at 13.0% and architecture and building at 11.3%.

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Tarana splits fairly evenly between Management & commerce (23%) and Society & culture (19%), with Architecture & building at 16%.

Management & commerce 15.7% Society & culture 13.0% Architecture & building 11.3% Engineering & related 9.6% Health 7.0% Education 6.1% Agriculture & environment 4.3% Creative arts 2.6%

Schools

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

There are no schools within 3 km of the area, which is smaller 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 Tarana — 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 Tarana [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13775/tarana/topic/education