65.9% —
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 50.0%
- 2021: 65.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Bango · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Bango
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Nearly 66% of residents in Bango finished Year 12, which is well above the national figure. This high rate of school completion sets the tone for an area where many adults hold professional or trade qualifications. It is a well-educated community with a strong mix of university degrees and vocational certificates.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is much higher than in most similar areas, sitting at 65.9% compared to the 58.8% national average. Other residents finished their schooling at Year 10 (16.5%) or Year 11 (10.6%).
Highest year of school
View on map →In Bango, Year 12 is the majority at 64%; Year 10 is next at 16%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
About 23.4% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is much higher than in most similar areas, though this remains a little below the Australian average. Trade qualifications are also common, with 30.9% holding a Certificate III or IV.
23.4% —
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 19.3%
- 2021: 23.4%
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 Bango, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 34%, followed by Bachelor degree (20%) and Postgraduate degree (18%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications are spread across several fields, with Agriculture and environment and Management and commerce both accounting for 20% of degrees. Society and culture (18.2%) and Engineering (16.4%) are also prominent.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are no schools within 3 km of the area, which is smaller than 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).
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Bango [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10177/bango/topic/education