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Bendoura · Suburb / Locality

Education & Qualifications in Bendoura

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

A quarter of adults in Bendoura hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is much higher than most similar areas. This high level of qualification is matched by a strong school completion rate, with 58.7% of residents finishing Year 12.

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📍 Bendoura, Suburb / Locality

Where Bendoura sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

25.0% —

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Bendoura — higher than 77% of areas.

Bendoura25.0%
2622, NSW 25.5%
New South Wales 27.8%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

About 58.7% of people here completed Year 12, a figure that is much higher than most similar areas and about the same as the state and national figures.

Completed Year 12

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58.7% —

Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.

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

Highest year of school

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In Bendoura, Year 12 is the majority at 65%; Year 10 is next at 28%.

Year 12 58.7% Year 10 25.3% Year 9 or below 6.7%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

While 25% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher, which is much higher than most similar areas, this is a little below the figures for New South Wales and Australia.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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25.0% —

Higher than 77% 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

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In Bendoura, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 33%, followed by Advanced diploma / diploma (27%) and Bachelor degree (19%).

Certificate III / IV 27.9% Advanced diploma / diploma 23.0% Bachelor degree 16.4% Postgraduate degree 9.8% Graduate diploma / certificate 8.2%

Field of study

What people studied.

The most common qualifications are in management and commerce at 19.7%, followed by engineering and related fields at 16.4%.

Schools

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

There are no schools within 3 km of this area, which is smaller than about 59% of similar areas.

Schools within 3 km

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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).

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

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).

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Bendoura [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10292/bendoura/topic/education