32.5% ▲ +13.4%
Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.6%
- 2016: 28.8%
- 2021: 32.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Balranald · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Balranald
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer residents in Balranald have finished high school or university compared to most other areas. Only 32.5% of people completed Year 12, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 58.9%. This gap in formal schooling is reflected in the low rate of higher degrees across the community.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Completion rates for Year 12 are much lower than in most areas, sitting at 32.5%. About 24.2% of people peaked at Year 10, while 17.8% left school in Year 9 or earlier.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Balranald, the largest group is Year 12 at 38%, followed by Year 10 (29%) and Year 9 or below (21%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Just 8.1% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the national figure of 26.3%. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 32.9% of residents.
8.1% ▲ +21.8%
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.7%
- 2016: 7.0%
- 2021: 8.1%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →In Balranald, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 51%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 20%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for those with qualifications are Engineering at 13.6% and Health at 11.7%, followed by Management and commerce at 8.0%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Balranald has more schools per 1,000 children than most areas, though the average school size of 111 is lower than typical. The local system is split evenly between Government and Catholic schools.
8.85
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
2
Higher than 62% 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).
111
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
879
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Balranald
2 schools — 222 students, average ICSEA 879.
By sector: Government 1 · Catholic 1
By type: Combined 1 · Primary 1
| Balranald Central School, Balranald | Government | Combined | 37.7 km | 179 | 876 |
| St Joseph's Parish School, Balranald | Catholic | Primary | 37.8 km | 43 | 891 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Balranald [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10169/balranald/topic/education