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Education & Qualifications in Tomboye

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

About 34.3% of residents in Tomboye finished school at Year 10, making it the most common highest level of schooling. Overall, the area has much lower rates of school and university completion than both the state and national averages.

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Where Tomboye sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

14.3% —

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Tomboye — lower than 52% of areas.

Tomboye14.3%
2622, NSW 25.5%
New South Wales 27.8%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Only 28.6% of people finished Year 12, which is far below the New South Wales and Australian figures of around 59%. Roughly 28.6% of residents left school in Year 9 or earlier.

Completed Year 12

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28.6% —

Lower than 89% 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 Tomboye, the largest group is Year 10 at 38%, followed by Year 12 (31%) and Year 9 or below (31%).

Year 10 34.3% Year 12 28.6% Year 9 or below 28.6%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

The proportion of adults with a bachelor degree or higher is 14.3%, which is far below the national figure of 26.3%. Certificate III or IV qualifications are the most common, held by 40.7% of adults.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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14.3% —

Lower than 52% 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 Tomboye, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 58%; Bachelor degree is next at 26%.

Certificate III / IV 40.7% Bachelor degree 18.5% Advanced diploma / diploma 11.1%

Field of study

What people studied.

Qualifications in Tomboye are spread across several fields, with creative arts being the most common at 22.2%, followed by architecture and building at 18.5%.

Field of qualification

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In Tomboye, the largest group is Creative arts at 33%, followed by Architecture & building (28%) and Engineering & related (22%).

Creative arts 22.2% Architecture & building 18.5% Engineering & related 14.8% Natural & physical sciences 11.1%

Schools

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

There are no schools located within 3 km of the area, which is a smaller number of facilities 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 Tomboye — 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 Tomboye [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13911/tomboye/topic/education