29.8% ▲ +12.9%
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.4%
- 2016: 24.4%
- 2021: 29.8%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Barellan · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Barellan
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
About 42% of adults in Barellan hold a Certificate III or IV, the most common qualification in town. This reflects a local workforce with a strong focus on trade and vocational skills rather than university degrees. Year 10 is the most typical level of schooling completed here.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 29.8% of residents have completed Year 12, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 58.9%. This is much lower than most similar areas.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Barellan, the largest group is Year 10 at 39%, followed by Year 12 (32%) and Year 9 or below (21%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Higher education is less common here, with only 9.2% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the Australian average of 26.3%.
9.2% ▲ +48.7%
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.2%
- 2016: 5.8%
- 2021: 9.2%
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 Barellan, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 59%; Bachelor degree is next at 23%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in the area are spread across several fields, led by Engineering and related studies at 18.5%, followed by Management and commerce at 16.9%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has a very high number of schools per 1,000 children, though the typical school is small with only 54 students. The local government school is a combined primary and secondary facility.
13.89
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
1
Lower than 57% 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).
54
Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
894
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Barellan
1 school — 54 students, average ICSEA 894.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Combined 1
| Barellan Central School, Barellan | Government | Combined | 10.7 km | 54 | 894 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Barellan [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10198/barellan/topic/education