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Tuross Head · Suburb / Locality

Education & Qualifications in Tuross Head

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

Certificate III or IV qualifications are the most common achievement in Tuross Head, held by 32.6% of adults. This area has a smaller proportion of people finishing high school than most other places, though it has a higher share of degree holders than many similar areas.

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Where Tuross Head sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

19.0% ▲ +41.1%

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Tuross Head — higher than 64% of areas.

Tuross Head19.0%
2537, NSW 19.7%
New South Wales 27.8%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Only 41.3% of residents finished Year 12, which is far below the New South Wales and Australian figures of around 59%.

Completed Year 12

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41.3% ▲ +14.4%

Lower than 60% 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 Tuross Head, the largest group is Year 12 at 45%, followed by Year 10 (34%) and Year 9 or below (12%).

Year 12 41.3% Year 10 31.4% Year 9 or below 11.4% Year 11 7.5%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

About 19% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is higher than in most similar areas but well below the national figure of 26.3%.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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19.0% ▲ +41.1%

Higher than 64% 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 Tuross Head, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 41%, followed by Bachelor degree (24%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (20%).

Certificate III / IV 32.6% Bachelor degree 18.9% Advanced diploma / diploma 15.9% Postgraduate degree 6.0% Graduate diploma / certificate 4.5% Certificate I / II 2.4%

Field of study

What people studied.

The most common fields of qualification are management and commerce at 16.4%, followed by society and culture at 12.9% and engineering at 12.7%.

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 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 Tuross Head — 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 Tuross Head [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13997/tuross-head/topic/education