60.7% —
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 35.7%
- 2021: 60.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Bidgeemia · Suburb / Locality
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Over 60% of residents in Bidgeemia have completed Year 12, which is a much higher rate than most similar areas. While school completion is strong, the area has far fewer people with university degrees compared to the state and national figures.
Highest year of school completed.
About 60.7% of people finished Year 12, a figure slightly above the New South Wales and national averages. This is much higher than most similar areas, while 21.4% of residents reached Year 10.
60.7% —
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
In Bidgeemia, Year 12 is the majority at 74%; Year 10 is next at 26%.
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Only 13.0% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 27.8% and the national average of 26.3%.
13.0% —
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
In Bidgeemia, Bachelor degree is the majority at 100%.
What people studied.
The most common field of qualification is Agriculture & environment at 38%, ahead of Health (23%).
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are no schools within 3 km of the area, making it smaller than about 59% of similar places.
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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).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Bidgeemia [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10338/bidgeemia/topic/education