45.8% ▲ +21.9%
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 37.5%
- 2016: 38.1%
- 2021: 45.8%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Bilpin · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Bilpin
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Fewer people in Bilpin finished high school compared to the state average, with only 45.8% completing Year 12. This is a gap of 13 percentage points below both New South Wales and the national figure. While many residents lack these certificates, the area has a higher proportion of bachelor degree holders than most similar areas.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 45.8% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the New South Wales and Australian figures. Roughly 30% of people here finished Year 10 as their highest level of schooling.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Bilpin, the largest group is Year 12 at 50%, followed by Year 10 (33%) and Year 9 or below (11%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 17.4% of the population, which is higher than most similar areas but still well below the national average. Certificate III or IV qualifications are the most common, held by 36.1% of residents.
17.4% ▼ -10.7%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.5%
- 2016: 12.8%
- 2021: 17.4%
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 Bilpin, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 45%, followed by Bachelor degree (21%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (21%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for qualified residents are engineering and related fields at 14.8%, followed closely by management and commerce at 14.5%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schooling is defined by a single government primary school. While this school is much smaller than those in most other areas, the overall school advantage score of 1,033 is higher than most similar places.
8.77
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
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).
37
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,033
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Bilpin
1 school — 37 students, average ICSEA 1,033.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Bilpin Public School, Bilpin | Government | Primary | 6.8 km | 37 | 1,033 |
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Bilpin [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10357/bilpin/topic/education