40.9% ▲ +48.4%
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.6%
- 2016: 35.6%
- 2021: 40.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Bodalla · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Bodalla
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer residents in Bodalla have finished high school compared to most similar areas. Only 40.9% of the population completed Year 12, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 58.9%. This trend is reflected in the qualification levels, where only 12.3% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is far below the national figure of 58.8%, with 40.9% of residents finishing high school. Other common outcomes include 31.1% finishing Year 10 and 12% finishing Year 9 or below.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Bodalla, the largest group is Year 12 at 45%, followed by Year 10 (34%) and Year 9 or below (13%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are far less common here than in the rest of the state, with just 12.3% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. The most typical qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 33% of residents.
12.3% ▲ +93.0%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.4%
- 2016: 10.0%
- 2021: 12.3%
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 Bodalla, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 48%, followed by Advanced diploma / diploma (22%) and Bachelor degree (20%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications are spread across several areas, with management and commerce being the most common at 15.8%. Engineering and society and culture follow at 11.4% each.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Bodalla has a much higher number of schools per 1,000 children than most areas, though they are much smaller than usual with an average size of 65. There is one primary government school within 3km.
10.00
Higher than 75% 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).
65
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
890
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Bodalla
1 school — 65 students, average ICSEA 890.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Bodalla Public School, Bodalla | Government | Primary | 5.7 km | 65 | 890 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Bodalla [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10433/bodalla/topic/education