34.0% ▲ +21.2%
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.0%
- 2016: 31.1%
- 2021: 34.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Bilbul · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Bilbul
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer people in Bilbul have finished high school compared to the rest of the country. Only 34% of residents completed Year 12, which is 25 percentage points lower than both the New South Wales and Australian figures.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is far below the state and national figures at 34%. The most common highest school year reached is Year 12, followed closely by Year 10 at 33.3%.
Highest year of school
View on map →Bilbul splits fairly evenly between Year 12 (38%) and Year 10 (38%), with Year 9 or below at 14%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Only 9.2% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the national figure of 26.3%. Most qualified residents hold a Certificate III or IV, at 39.1%.
9.2% ▲ +34.5%
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.8%
- 2016: 5.4%
- 2021: 9.2%
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 Bilbul, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 54%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 17%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are Management and Commerce at 17.3% and Engineering at 15.9%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are seven schools within 3km, which is more than about 79% of similar areas. Most of these are government primary schools, though the average school advantage score is lower than most areas.
7
Higher than 75% 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).
303
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
975
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Bilbul
7 schools — 2,120 students, average ICSEA 975.
By sector: Government 5 · Catholic 2
By type: Primary 5 · Secondary 2
| Yenda Public School, Yenda | Government | Primary | 5.2 km | 106 | 933 |
| Beelbangera Public School, Beelbangera | Government | Primary | 6.2 km | 142 | 983 |
| Yoogali Public School, Yoogali | Government | Primary | 6.7 km | 49 | 931 |
| St Mary's Primary School, Yoogali | Catholic | Primary | 7.0 km | 161 | 1,033 |
| Murrumbidgee Regional High School - Wade, Griffith | Government | Secondary | 7.9 km | 461 | 918 |
| Griffith East Public School, Griffith | Government | Primary | 8.7 km | 500 | 966 |
| Marian Catholic College, Griffith | Catholic | Secondary | 9.1 km | 701 | 1,012 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Bilbul [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10348/bilbul/topic/education