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Education & Qualifications in Turrawan

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

Nearly half of all adults in Turrawan hold a Certificate III or IV, making these vocational qualifications the most common achievement. This is a place where traditional schooling and higher degrees are far less common than in the rest of the state.

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📍 Turrawan, Suburb / Locality

Where Turrawan sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

5.9% —

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Turrawan — lower than 86% of areas.

Turrawan5.9%
2390, NSW 12.1%
New South Wales 27.8%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Only 47% of people finished Year 12, which is far below the New South Wales and national figures of around 59%. Many residents stopped their formal schooling at Year 10.

Completed Year 12

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47.0% —

Higher than 55% 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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Turrawan splits fairly evenly between Year 12 (48%) and Year 10 (43%), with Year 11 at 9%.

Year 12 47.0% Year 10 42.4% Year 11 9.1%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

University degrees are rare here, with only 5.9% of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher. This is far below the national figure of 26.3%.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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5.9% —

Lower than 86% 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 Turrawan, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 67%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 19%.

Certificate III / IV 46.2% Advanced diploma / diploma 12.8% Bachelor degree 10.3%

Field of study

What people studied.

For those with qualifications, Engineering and related fields are the most common at 28.2%, followed by Management and commerce at 23.1%.

Field of qualification

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In Turrawan, the largest group is Engineering & related at 33%, followed by Management & commerce (27%) and Agriculture & environment (12%).

Engineering & related 28.2% Management & commerce 23.1% Agriculture & environment 10.3% Health 7.7% Education 7.7% Food, hospitality & personal services 7.7%

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 smaller 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 Turrawan — 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 Turrawan [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13999/turrawan/topic/education