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Tinderry · Suburb / Locality

Education & Qualifications in Tinderry

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

Nearly 29% of adults in Tinderry hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is much higher than most similar areas. While a high proportion of residents are well-qualified, only half of the population has completed Year 12.

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📍 Tinderry, Suburb / Locality

Where Tinderry sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

28.6% —

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Tinderry — higher than 83% of areas.

Tinderry28.6%
2620 crosses NSW/ACT 27.1%
New South Wales 27.8%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Half of residents have completed Year 12, a figure that is higher than most similar areas but well below the New South Wales and Australian figures.

Completed Year 12

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50.0% —

Higher than 62% 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 Tinderry, Year 12 is the majority at 76%; Year 10 is next at 16%.

Year 12 50.0% Year 10 10.7% Year 9 or below 5.4%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

University qualifications are common here, with 28.6% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher, which is a little above the national figure.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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28.6% —

Higher than 83% 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 Tinderry, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 32%, followed by Postgraduate degree (25%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (21%).

Bachelor degree 21.4% Postgraduate degree 16.7% Advanced diploma / diploma 14.3% Certificate III / IV 14.3%

Field of study

What people studied.

Qualifications in this area are spread across several fields, with society and culture and food, hospitality and personal services each accounting for 9.5% of degrees.

Field of qualification

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Tinderry splits fairly evenly between Society & culture (24%) and Food, hospitality & personal services (24%), with Engineering & related at 18%.

Society & culture 9.5% Food, hospitality & personal services 9.5% Engineering & related 7.1% Health 7.1% Creative arts 7.1%

Schools

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

There are no schools within 3 km of Tinderry, which is a smaller number 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 Tinderry — 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 Tinderry [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13890/tinderry/topic/education