38.9% —
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 31.4%
- 2021: 38.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Bringenbrong · Suburb / Locality
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Just 7.9% of adults in Bringenbrong hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the national figure. This reflects a general trend across the area where formal schooling and higher degrees are much less common than in most other parts of the country.
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is low at 38.9%, which is far below both the state and national figures by about 20 points. Many residents left school earlier, with 22.2% finishing at Year 11.
38.9% —
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
In Bringenbrong, the largest group is Year 12 at 47%, followed by Year 11 (27%) and Year 10 (17%).
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Trade and vocational certificates are the most common qualifications, with 63.6% of people holding a Certificate III or IV. This is consistent with the low number of university degrees in the area.
7.9% —
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
In Bringenbrong, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 61%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 26%.
What people studied.
Qualifications are spread across several fields, with agriculture and environment being the most common at 22.7%. Health and hospitality services follow at 18.2% each.
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are no schools within 3 km of the area, making it smaller than about 59% of similar areas in this regard.
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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 Bringenbrong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10573/bringenbrong/topic/education