60.3% ▲ +5.6%
Higher than 58% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 57.1%
- 2016: 57.6%
- 2021: 60.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Buninyong · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Buninyong
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Nearly 31% of adults in Buninyong hold a bachelor degree or higher, a figure well above the national average. This reflects a highly qualified community where university degrees have become much more common over the last decade.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 60.3% of residents completed Year 12, which is a little below the Victorian figure but a little above the national average. This is 3.2 percentage points higher than it was in 2011.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Buninyong, Year 12 is the majority at 64%; Year 11 is next at 15%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The proportion of adults with a university degree rose 7.9 percentage points since 2011 to reach 30.9%. This is higher than most similar areas, with the most common qualifications being bachelor degrees and Certificate III or IV.
30.9% ▲ +34.4%
Higher than 70% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 23.0%
- 2016: 25.9%
- 2021: 30.9%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Buninyong splits fairly evenly between Bachelor degree (32%) and Certificate III / IV (28%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 18%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Degrees and certificates in this area are spread across several fields, led by management and commerce at 15.4% and education at 14.6%. Health and society and culture are also common areas of study.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Buninyong has three primary schools with total enrolments of 734. The average school size is 245 students, which is much lower than most similar areas.
3
Lower than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
1.99
Lower than 52% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
12
Lower than 69% of statistical area 2 (sa2) 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).
734
Lower than 72% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
245
Lower than 75% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,030
Higher than 56% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Buninyong
12 schools — 5,743 students, average ICSEA 1,009.
By sector: Government 7 · Catholic 3 · Independent 2
By type: Primary 8 · Secondary 2 · Combined 2
| Buninyong Primary School, Buninyong | Government | Primary | 1.1 km | 567 | 1,044 |
| Ballarat Steiner School, Mount Helen | Independent | Primary | 2.6 km | 64 | 1,076 |
| Emmaus Catholic Primary School, Mount Clear | Catholic | Primary | 4.0 km | 362 | 1,088 |
| Damascus College, Mount Clear | Catholic | Secondary | 4.2 km | 1,215 | 1,052 |
| Mount Clear College, Mount Clear | Government | Secondary | 4.4 km | 982 | 996 |
| Mount Clear Primary School, Mount Clear | Government | Primary | 5.0 km | 221 | 991 |
| Magpie Primary School, Magpie | Government | Primary | 5.3 km | 103 | 923 |
| St James' School, Sebastopol | Catholic | Primary | 6.4 km | 166 | 1,034 |
| Napoleons Primary School, Napoleons | Government | Primary | 6.7 km | 86 | 996 |
| Sebastopol Primary School, Sebastopol | Government | Primary | 6.8 km | 98 | 901 |
| Ballarat Christian College, Sebastopol | Independent | Combined | 7.1 km | 406 | 1,058 |
| Phoenix P-12 Community College, Sebastopol | Government | Combined | 8.2 km | 1,473 | 947 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Buninyong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/201011005/buninyong/topic/education