28.0% —
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 32.7%
- 2021: 28.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Baerami · Suburb / Locality
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Only 28% of people in Baerami have finished Year 12, a figure far below the national average. This is an area where very few adults hold university degrees, with a strong focus instead on trade certificates and practical qualifications.
Highest year of school completed.
School completion rates are much lower than in most areas, with only 28% of residents finishing Year 12. This is 31 points below the New South Wales and Australian figures, and the most common highest year of school completed here is Year 10.
28.0% —
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
In Baerami, the largest group is Year 10 at 42%, followed by Year 12 (35%) and Year 9 or below (18%).
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University qualifications are rare, as only 6.3% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the national figure of 26.3%, while Certificate III or IV is the most common qualification at 36.7%.
6.3% —
Lower than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
In Baerami, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 64%; Bachelor degree is next at 18%.
What people studied.
Qualifications in this area are spread across several fields, with Engineering and related subjects being the most common at 12.2%. Natural sciences, management, and hospitality services each account for 10.2% of qualifications.
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are no schools within 3 km of the area, which is a smaller number of facilities than about 59% of similar areas.
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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).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Baerami [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10135/baerami/topic/education