44.7% —
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 34.1%
- 2021: 44.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Baldersleigh · Suburb / Locality
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A gap of 14 percentage points separates Baldersleigh from the rest of Australia in school completion rates. While roughly 45% of residents finished Year 12, a higher than usual share of adults hold university degrees compared to similar areas.
Highest year of school completed.
Fewer people here finished high school than in the state or nation, with only 44.7% completing Year 12. About 30% of residents peaked at Year 10, while 8.5% left at Year 9 or below.
44.7% —
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
In Baldersleigh, the largest group is Year 12 at 49%, followed by Year 10 (33%) and Year 11 (9%).
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The typical adult is more likely to have a qualification than in most similar areas, though 22.6% holding a bachelor degree or higher is well below the national figure. Certificates III and IV are the most common qualification, held by 39.4% of adults.
22.6% —
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
In Baldersleigh, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 45%, followed by Postgraduate degree (31%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (14%).
What people studied.
Degrees in agriculture and environment are the most common, held by 27.3% of qualified residents. Other common fields include society and culture at 18.2% and management and commerce at 15.2%.
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are no schools within 3 km of the area, which is more common than in about 59% of similar places.
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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 Baldersleigh [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10151/baldersleigh/topic/education