51.4% ▲ +24.3%
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 41.3%
- 2016: 43.0%
- 2021: 51.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Bergalia · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Bergalia
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A gap of 7.5 percentage points exists between the 51.4% of Bergalia residents who finished Year 12 and the national figure. Despite this, the area has a surprisingly high number of university-educated adults compared to similar places. This mix creates a unique profile where a strong group of degree-holders lives alongside many who left school early.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Just over half of residents finished Year 12, which is more common here than in most similar areas. However, this is well below the New South Wales and Australian figures of around 59%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Bergalia, Year 12 is the majority at 52%; Year 10 is next at 30%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The 23.9% of adults with a bachelor degree or higher is much higher than in most similar areas, though it remains a little below the national average. Trade certificates are the most common qualification, held by 37.6% of the population.
23.9% ▼ -3.3%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.7%
- 2016: 20.4%
- 2021: 23.9%
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 Bergalia, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 41%, followed by Bachelor degree (31%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (19%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in Bergalia are spread across various fields, with the most common being management and commerce at 15.8%, followed by engineering and related studies at 13.9%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are no schools within 3 km of the area, making it smaller in terms of local education facilities than about 59% of similar areas.
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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).
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Bergalia [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10302/bergalia/topic/education