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Tarraganda · Urban Centre

Education & Qualifications in Tarraganda

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

Much higher levels of qualification than similar areas define Tarraganda, where 17.9% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. While this is well below the New South Wales figure, the area has seen a steady climb in both university degrees and high school completions over the last decade.

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📍 Tarraganda, Urban Centre

Where Tarraganda sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

17.9% ▲ +71.9%

All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Tarraganda — higher than 76% of areas.

Tarraganda17.9%
2550, NSW 18.9%
New South Wales 27.8%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Year 12 completion rose 16 points since 2011 to reach 47.4%, which is higher than most similar areas. However, this is still far below the state and national figures, with 32.5% of residents having Year 10 as their highest school level.

Completed Year 12

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47.4% ▲ +52.8%

Higher than 74% 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 Tarraganda, the largest group is Year 12 at 48%, followed by Year 10 (33%) and Year 9 or below (10%).

Year 12 47.4% Year 10 32.5% Year 9 or below 9.8% Year 11 8.1%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

The share of adults with a bachelor degree or higher grew from 10.4% in 2011 to 17.9%, standing much higher than most similar areas. Certificate III or IV is the most common qualification here, held by 42.6% of residents.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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17.9% ▲ +71.9%

Higher than 76% 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 Tarraganda, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 50%, followed by Bachelor degree (22%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (11%).

Certificate III / IV 42.6% Bachelor degree 18.9% Advanced diploma / diploma 9.5% Postgraduate degree 6.1% Graduate diploma / certificate 5.4% Certificate I / II 2.7%

Field of study

What people studied.

Qualifications in this area are most often in management and commerce (18.2%), followed by engineering and related fields at 14.2% and health at 12.2%.

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 Tarraganda [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL122129/tarraganda/topic/education