41.7% —
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 38.4%
- 2021: 41.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Bimbimbie · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Bimbimbie
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Fewer residents in Bimbimbie have completed high school or university compared to most of the country. Only 41.7% of people finished Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. This means a larger proportion of the local workforce relies on trade certificates and practical skills rather than degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
School completion is far below the state and national levels, with 41.7% of people finishing Year 12. The most common highest year of school completed is Year 10, at 45.2%.
Highest year of school
View on map →Bimbimbie splits fairly evenly between Year 10 (49%) and Year 12 (45%), with Year 9 or below at 6%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Higher education is much less common here than in most areas, as only 6.7% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the New South Wales figure of 27.8%, while Certificate III or IV is the most typical qualification at 42.9%.
6.7% —
Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 6.3%
- 2021: 6.7%
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 Bimbimbie, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 60%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 25%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in Bimbimbie are spread across several fields, with Engineering and related subjects being the most common at 17.9%, followed by Health at 16.1%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are two schools within 3 kilometres, which is more than about 66% of similar areas. These include one government and one Catholic school, split evenly between primary and secondary levels.
2
Higher than 62% 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).
260
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
978
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Bimbimbie
2 schools — 520 students, average ICSEA 978.
By sector: Catholic 1 · Government 1
By type: Secondary 1 · Primary 1
| Carroll College, Broulee | Catholic | Secondary | 4.7 km | 493 | 987 |
| Mogo Public School, Mogo | Government | Primary | 6.0 km | 27 | 818 |
Sources
More for Bimbimbie
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Bimbimbie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10360/bimbimbie/topic/education