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Education & Qualifications in Tatham

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

Forty-one per cent of Tatham residents left school after Year 10, which is the most common level of schooling in the area. This is a community where fewer people have completed high school or university compared to the state and national figures.

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Where Tatham sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

15.4% ▲ +47.1%

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Tatham — higher than 53% of areas.

Tatham15.4%
2471, NSW 9.6%
New South Wales 27.8%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Only 34.4% of people finished Year 12, a figure that is far below the New South Wales average of 58.9%.

Completed Year 12

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34.4% ▲ +53.3%

Lower than 78% 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 Tatham, the largest group is Year 10 at 44%, followed by Year 12 (37%) and Year 9 or below (13%).

Year 10 41.0% Year 12 34.4% Year 9 or below 12.0% Year 11 6.0%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 15.4% of the population, which is far below the national figure of 26.3%. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 35.6% of residents.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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15.4% ▲ +47.1%

Higher than 53% 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 Tatham, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 46%, followed by Bachelor degree (24%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (17%).

Certificate III / IV 35.6% Bachelor degree 18.6% Advanced diploma / diploma 13.6% Postgraduate degree 5.9% Certificate I / II 4.2%

Field of study

What people studied.

Qualified residents are spread across various fields, with Engineering, Management and Commerce each accounting for 15.3% of qualifications.

Schools

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

There are no schools within 3 km of the area, making it 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 Tatham — 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 Tatham [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13788/tatham/topic/education