Graduate Diploma of Community Paramedicine

About the course

This Graduate Diploma of Community Paramedicine is designed for qualified paramedics seeking advanced knowledge and skills for community-based roles across urgent care, non-urgent care and primary healthcare settings. It emphasises clinical issues relevant to contemporary practice, strengthening clinical decision-making and critical thinking. You’ll build advanced clinical capability alongside evidence-based and applied research skills to support continuous improvement in paramedic practice and services.

Career outcome

Graduates may pursue or progress into community paramedicine roles that support patients in primary care, urgent care and non-urgent care environments. The course prepares paramedics to apply advanced clinical reasoning and evidence-based practice in everyday service delivery, contributing to quality improvement within their organisations and across the broader paramedicine sector. This Graduate Diploma supports advanced practice pathways in community-focused paramedic care. Preparing graduates for clinical leadership, health management, and advanced nursing or allied health specialist roles.

Living Costs in Sydney**

Restaurant (Meal, Inexpensive Restaurant) A$ 17 - 22	Rent per Month (1 bedroom in City Centre) A$ 2,207 - 2,918	Rent per Month (1 bedroom Outside of Centre) A$ 1,599 - 2,115
Transportation (Daily) A$ 9 - 10	Utilities per Month (Electricity, Mobile & Internet) A$ 219 - 290

Average Salary***

*Source: QS World University Subjects Rankings (2026)

**Source: numbeo.com

***Source: PayScale.com (2026)