31.6% ▲ +27.8%
Lower than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.7%
- 2016: 26.0%
- 2021: 31.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Barmedman · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Barmedman
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Lower levels of formal schooling shape daily life in Barmedman, where only 31.6% of residents finished Year 12. This is far below the national figure of 58.8%, reflecting a community where many people entered the workforce without completing high school.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 31.6% of people completed Year 12, which is far below the New South Wales average of 58.9%. The most common highest year of school reached was Year 10, at 32.9%.
Highest year of school
View on map →Barmedman splits fairly evenly between Year 10 (38%) and Year 12 (37%), with Year 9 or below at 16%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are less common here than in most areas, with only 11.7% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the national figure of 26.3%, while Certificate III or IV qualifications are the most frequent at 34.3%.
11.7% ▲ +38.5%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.4%
- 2016: 7.1%
- 2021: 11.7%
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 Barmedman, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 46%, followed by Bachelor degree (22%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (19%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for those with qualifications are management and commerce at 16.9%, followed by engineering and related fields at 11.6%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Barmedman has a high number of schools per 1,000 children compared to most areas, though the local government primary school is very small with a typical size of just 5 students.
12.20
Higher than 78% 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).
5
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
756
Lower than 97% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Barmedman
1 school — 5 students, average ICSEA 756.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Barmedman Public School, Barmedman | Government | Primary | 4.9 km | 5 | 756 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Barmedman [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10203/barmedman/topic/education