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Education & Qualifications in Tomki

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

Forty-one per cent of Tomki residents finished school at Year 10, making it the most common highest grade completed. This is a community where very few adults hold university degrees, and school completion rates are far below the state and national figures.

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Where Tomki sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

5.0% —

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Tomki — lower than 88% of areas.

Tomki5.0%
2470, NSW 8.0%
New South Wales 27.8%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Only 34.5% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the 58.9% seen in New South Wales. This is much lower than most similar areas.

Completed Year 12

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34.5% —

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 Tomki, the largest group is Year 10 at 39%, followed by Year 12 (33%) and Year 9 or below (18%).

Year 10 41.4% Year 12 34.5% Year 9 or below 19.0% Year 11 10.3%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Just 5% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, a figure far below the Australian average of 26.3%. Instead, Certificate III or IV is the most common qualification at 40.6%.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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5.0% —

Lower than 88% 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 Tomki, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 54%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 33%.

Certificate III / IV 40.6% Advanced diploma / diploma 25.0% Bachelor degree 9.4%

Field of study

What people studied.

Among those with qualifications, the most common fields of study are society and culture at 18.8%, followed by engineering, agriculture, health, and education, which each account for 12.5%.

Field of qualification

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No single group dominates in Tomki — Society & culture leads at 23%, ahead of Engineering & related (15%) and Agriculture & environment (15%).

Society & culture 18.8% Engineering & related 12.5% Agriculture & environment 12.5% Health 12.5% Education 12.5% Management & commerce 12.5%

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 common trait shared by 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 Tomki — 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 Tomki [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13915/tomki/topic/education