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Tooloon · Suburb / Locality

Education & Qualifications in Tooloon

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

Nearly 28% of adults in Tooloon hold a bachelor degree or higher, a figure that is much higher than most similar areas. This means while many residents have high-level qualifications, a smaller proportion finished high school compared to the state average.

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📍 Tooloon, Suburb / Locality

Where Tooloon sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

27.8% —

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Tooloon — higher than 82% of areas.

Tooloon27.8%
2829, NSW 10.0%
New South Wales 27.8%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

About 55.6% of residents completed Year 12, which is higher than most similar areas but well below the New South Wales and national figures.

Completed Year 12

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55.6% —

Higher than 73% 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 Tooloon, Year 12 is the majority at 87%; Year 10 is next at 13%.

Year 12 55.6% Year 10 8.3%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

The typical adult is more likely to have a university degree here than in most other similar places, with 27.8% holding a bachelor degree or higher.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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27.8% —

Higher than 82% 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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Tooloon splits fairly evenly between Certificate III / IV (38%) and Bachelor degree (33%), with Postgraduate degree at 14%.

Certificate III / IV 42.1% Bachelor degree 36.8% Postgraduate degree 15.8% Advanced diploma / diploma 15.8%

Field of study

What people studied.

The most common field of qualification is Engineering & related at 32%, ahead of Society & culture (26%).

Field of qualification

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In Tooloon, the largest group is Engineering & related at 33%, followed by Society & culture (28%) and Agriculture & environment (22%).

Engineering & related 31.6% Society & culture 26.3% Agriculture & environment 21.1% Management & commerce 15.8%

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 for school access 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 Tooloon — 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 Tooloon [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13923/tooloon/topic/education