29.6% —
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 34.1%
- 2021: 29.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Bimbi · Suburb / Locality
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Only 29.6% of people in Bimbi finished Year 12, which is far below the national figure. This lack of formal schooling is mirrored in the qualifications data, where the proportion of adults with a bachelor degree or higher is much lower than in most other areas.
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is far below the New South Wales and national rates, sitting at 29.6%. The most common highest school year reached is Year 10, at 33.3%.
29.6% —
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Bimbi splits fairly evenly between Year 10 (41%) and Year 12 (36%), with Year 9 or below at 16%.
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Bimbi has a much lower proportion of adults with a bachelor degree or higher (8.8%) than the state average of 27.8%. The most common qualifications are Certificate III or IV, held by 23.1% of residents.
8.8% —
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
In Bimbi, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 38%, followed by Postgraduate degree (31%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (31%).
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are Engineering and related subjects at 15.4%, followed by Health and Management and commerce at 11.5% each.
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are no schools within 3 km of this area, which is a smaller number 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 Bimbi [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10359/bimbi/topic/education