CensusAtlas

Benandarah · Suburb / Locality

Education & Qualifications in Benandarah

How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.

A gap of 26 percentage points separates Benandarah from the state and national averages for Year 12 completion. Very few residents here hold high-level university degrees, reflecting a profile where vocational training is far more common than academic study.

Open map →
📍 Benandarah, Suburb / Locality

Where Benandarah sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

2.7% —

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Benandarah — lower than 94% of areas.

Benandarah2.7%
2536, NSW 14.6%
New South Wales 27.8%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Only 32.7% of people finished Year 12, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 58.9%. The most common highest year of schooling reached was Year 10, at 38.1%.

Completed Year 12

View on map →

32.7% —

Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.

Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.

Highest year of school

View on map →

In Benandarah, the largest group is Year 10 at 43%, followed by Year 12 (37%) and Year 9 or below (15%).

Year 10 38.1% Year 12 32.7% Year 9 or below 13.6% Year 11 4.1%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up just 2.7% of the population, far below the Australian average of 26.3%. Instead, a third of qualified residents hold a Certificate III or IV.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

View on map →

2.7% —

Lower than 94% of suburb / locality areas.

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 Benandarah, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 54%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 27%.

Certificate III / IV 33.3% Advanced diploma / diploma 16.7% Certificate I / II 6.4% Graduate diploma / certificate 5.1%

Field of study

What people studied.

Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are Engineering and related services at 17.9%, followed by Management and commerce at 15.4%.

Field of qualification

View on map →

Benandarah splits fairly evenly between Engineering & related (23%) and Management & commerce (20%), with Education at 15%.

Engineering & related 17.9% Management & commerce 15.4% Education 11.5% Food, hospitality & personal services 11.5% Society & culture 10.3% Health 6.4% Architecture & building 3.8%

Schools

Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).

The area has one primary school, which is government-run and larger than those in about 59% of similar areas. This school has an average advantage score of 896, which is much lower than most areas.

Schools within 3 km

View on map →

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).

Average school ICSEA

View on map →

896

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 in and around Benandarah — hover a marker for details. Open the full map →

Schools serving Benandarah

1 school — 494 students, average ICSEA 896.

By sector: Government 1

By type: Primary 1
Batemans Bay Public School, Surfside Government Primary 6.3 km 494 896

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
  • Australian Schools List — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA), 2025 (CC BY 4.0).

More for Benandarah

Full area profile →

Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Benandarah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10287/benandarah/topic/education