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Freemans Reach · Urban Centre

Education & Qualifications in Freemans Reach

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

More people in Freemans Reach hold high-level qualifications than in most similar areas, though the overall figures remain low. While university degrees have become more common, only 44.2% of residents have finished Year 12.

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📍 Freemans Reach, Urban Centre

Where Freemans Reach sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

15.5% ▲ +120.1%

All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Freemans Reach — higher than 70% of areas.

Freemans Reach15.5%
2756, NSW 13.6%
New South Wales 27.8%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Year 12 completion is far below the national figure of 58.8%, and this rate has fallen by 2.7 percentage points since 2011. Currently, 36.8% of people stopped their schooling at Year 10.

Completed Year 12

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44.2% ▼ -5.8%

Higher than 66% of urban centre areas.

Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.

Highest year of school

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In Freemans Reach, the largest group is Year 12 at 46%, followed by Year 10 (38%) and Year 9 or below (9%).

Year 12 44.2% Year 10 36.8% Year 9 or below 9.0% Year 11 6.4%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 15.5% of the population, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 27.8%. However, this has risen sharply from 7.0% in 2011, with Certificate III or IV being the most common qualification at 41.7%.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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15.5% ▲ +120.1%

Higher than 70% of urban centre 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 Freemans Reach, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 49%, followed by Bachelor degree (21%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (20%).

Certificate III / IV 41.7% Bachelor degree 17.7% Advanced diploma / diploma 16.8% Postgraduate degree 4.3% Graduate diploma / certificate 2.5% Certificate I / II 2.2%

Field of study

What people studied.

The most common fields of study are Engineering and related subjects at 19.9%, followed by Management and commerce at 16.4% and Education at 11.2%.

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Freemans Reach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL115062/freemans-reach/topic/education