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Tunglebung · Suburb / Locality

Education & Qualifications in Tunglebung

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

More adults in Tunglebung hold bachelor degrees than in most similar areas, despite a very low rate of high school completion. Only 40.6% of residents finished Year 12, which is far below the state and national figures. This creates a striking gap between those with basic schooling and those with university degrees.

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📍 Tunglebung, Suburb / Locality

Where Tunglebung sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

21.9% —

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Tunglebung — higher than 72% of areas.

Tunglebung21.9%
2469, NSW 10.1%
New South Wales 27.8%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Just 40.6% of people finished Year 12, a result far below the 58.9% seen across New South Wales. The remaining population is split evenly between those who finished Year 11, Year 10, or Year 9 and below.

Completed Year 12

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40.6% —

Lower 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 Tunglebung, the largest group is Year 12 at 42%, followed by Year 11 (19%) and Year 10 (19%).

Year 12 40.6% Year 11 18.8% Year 10 18.8% Year 9 or below 18.8%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

A bachelor degree or higher is held by 21.9% of adults, which is higher than most similar areas. However, this is still well below the national figure of 26.3%.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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21.9% —

Higher than 72% 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 Tunglebung, Bachelor degree is the majority at 64%; Certificate III / IV is next at 36%.

Bachelor degree 30.4% Certificate III / IV 17.4%

Field of study

What people studied.

Qualifications here are mostly in agriculture and environment (34.8%) and management and commerce (26.1%). Health and education make up the rest of the qualified workforce.

Field of qualification

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In Tunglebung, the largest group is Agriculture & environment at 38%, followed by Management & commerce (29%) and Health (19%).

Agriculture & environment 34.8% Management & commerce 26.1% Health 17.4% Education 13.0%

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 in school access than 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 Tunglebung — 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 Tunglebung [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13988/tunglebung/topic/education