33.5% ▲ +32.6%
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.2%
- 2016: 29.3%
- 2021: 33.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Beelbangera · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Beelbangera
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Education levels in Beelbangera have remained low compared to the rest of the country, with only 33.5% of people completing Year 12. This is far below the national figure of 58.8%. While some residents hold higher degrees, the area is mostly defined by a workforce with practical, trade-based certificates.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 33.5% of residents finished Year 12, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 58.9%. The most common highest year of schooling is Year 10 at 34.9%.
Highest year of school
View on map →Beelbangera splits fairly evenly between Year 10 (38%) and Year 12 (36%), with Year 9 or below at 17%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 12.8% of the population, far below the national figure of 26.3%. Instead, the most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 41.9% of people.
12.8% ▲ +68.1%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.6%
- 2016: 6.9%
- 2021: 12.8%
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 Beelbangera, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 53%; Bachelor degree is next at 23%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Those with qualifications in Beelbangera are most often trained in Engineering and related fields (22.3%) and Management and commerce (17.6%). Health and Education both account for 9.5% of qualifications.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has 12.20 schools per 1,000 children, which is much higher than most similar areas. Both local schools are government-run, with one primary and one secondary school.
12.20
Higher than 78% 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).
302
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
933
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Beelbangera
2 schools — 603 students, average ICSEA 933.
By sector: Government 2
By type: Primary 1 · Secondary 1
| Beelbangera Public School, Beelbangera | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 142 | 983 |
| Murrumbidgee Regional High School - Wade, Griffith | Government | Secondary | 5.9 km | 461 | 918 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Beelbangera [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10251/beelbangera/topic/education