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Buccarumbi · Suburb / Locality

Education & Qualifications in Buccarumbi

How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.

Education levels in Buccarumbi have remained low, with only 19.2% of residents completing Year 12. This is far below the New South Wales figure of 58.9%, marking it as one of the lowest areas for school completion. Most adults here hold trade certificates rather than university degrees.

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📍 Buccarumbi, Suburb / Locality

Where Buccarumbi sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

11.5% —

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Buccarumbi — lower than 63% of areas.

Buccarumbi11.5%
2460, NSW 10.4%
New South Wales 27.8%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Only 19.2% of people finished Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. Instead, the most common highest year of schooling completed was Year 10 for 38.5% of residents.

Highest year of school

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In Buccarumbi, the largest group is Year 10 at 48%, followed by Year 9 or below (29%) and Year 12 (24%).

Year 10 38.5% Year 9 or below 23.1% Year 12 19.2%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

University qualifications are uncommon here, as only 11.5% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the New South Wales rate of 27.8%, with 45% of qualified residents holding a Certificate III or IV instead.

Highest qualification level

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In Buccarumbi, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 56%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 25%.

Certificate III / IV 45.0% Advanced diploma / diploma 20.0% Bachelor degree 15.0%

Field of study

What people studied.

Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are agriculture and environment and society and culture, each making up 20% of the total. Architecture, building, management and commerce each account for 15%.

Field of qualification

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Buccarumbi splits fairly evenly between Agriculture & environment (29%) and Society & culture (29%), with Architecture & building at 21%.

Agriculture & environment 20.0% Society & culture 20.0% Architecture & building 15.0% Management & commerce 15.0%

Schools

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 areas.

Schools within 3 km

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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).

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Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
  • Australian Schools List — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA), 2025 (CC BY 4.0).

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Buccarumbi [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10624/buccarumbi/topic/education