60.4% ▲ +9.0%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 55.4%
- 2016: 53.7%
- 2021: 60.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Binna Burra · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Binna Burra
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Higher education levels have become a defining feature of Binna Burra, where 32.2% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. This is well above the national figure and reflects a community with a strong history of academic achievement.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
More people in Binna Burra have finished high school than in most similar areas, with 60.4% completing Year 12. This is a little above the figures for both New South Wales and Australia.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Binna Burra, Year 12 is the majority at 68%; Year 10 is next at 18%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The area is well above the state and national averages for higher education, as 32.2% of adults have a university degree. Bachelor degrees are the most common high-level qualification at 30.6%.
32.2% ▲ +59.7%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.1%
- 2016: 16.9%
- 2021: 32.2%
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 Binna Burra, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 39%, followed by Certificate III / IV (22%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (19%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in the area are spread across various fields, led by society and culture at 16.5%, followed by health and management and commerce, which both sit at 13.2%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The two primary schools within 3km are both government-run and smaller than most, though they have a school advantage score that is much higher than most areas.
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).
178
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,087
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Binna Burra
2 schools — 356 students, average ICSEA 1,087.
By sector: Government 2
By type: Primary 2
| Newrybar Public School, Newrybar | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 61 | 1,082 |
| Bangalow Public School, Bangalow | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 295 | 1,088 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Binna Burra [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10370/binna-burra/topic/education