34.9% —
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 57.1%
- 2021: 34.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Birganbigil · Suburb / Locality
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Just 8.3% of adults in Birganbigil hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the national figure. This area has much lower levels of formal schooling and higher education than most similar places.
Highest year of school completed.
Only 34.9% of residents completed Year 12, a figure that is far below the New South Wales average of 58.9%. About 23.3% of people stopped their schooling at Year 10.
34.9% —
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
In Birganbigil, the largest group is Year 12 at 41%, followed by Year 10 (27%) and Year 11 (24%).
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Higher education is uncommon here, with the proportion of adults holding a degree being much lower than most areas. Instead, over half of residents hold a Certificate III or IV.
8.3% —
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
In Birganbigil, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 73%; Bachelor degree is next at 27%.
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are Engineering at 38.1%, followed by Health at 19.0% and Management and commerce at 14.3%.
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are no schools located within 3 km of the area, which is a smaller number of facilities 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 Birganbigil [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10375/birganbigil/topic/education