50.4% ▲ +22.4%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 41.1%
- 2016: 42.9%
- 2021: 50.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Binalong · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Binalong
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Over half of Binalong residents have completed Year 12, making it a more educated area than many similar places. While the typical qualification level is higher than in most nearby areas, the community still falls well below the state and national averages for school and university completion.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 50.4% of residents finished Year 12, which is higher than most similar areas. However, this is still well below the New South Wales figure of 58.9% and the national average of 58.8%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Binalong, Year 12 is the majority at 57%; Year 10 is next at 24%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 18.9% of the population. This is higher than most similar areas, though it remains well below the 27.8% seen across New South Wales.
18.9% ▲ +45.1%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.0%
- 2016: 16.8%
- 2021: 18.9%
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 Binalong, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 36%, followed by Bachelor degree (28%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (23%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for those with qualifications are society and culture at 15.1%, followed by management and commerce at 12.7%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Binalong has a high number of schools per 1,000 children compared to similar areas, though the typical school is much smaller than most. The local school is a government primary school.
9.35
Higher than 74% 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).
38
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,005
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Binalong
1 school — 38 students, average ICSEA 1,005.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Binalong Public School, Binalong | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 38 | 1,005 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Binalong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10361/binalong/topic/education