61.0% —
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 52.9%
- 2021: 61.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Buckaroo · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Buckaroo
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A little more than 61% of Buckaroo residents finished Year 12, which is a higher rate than in most similar areas. This educational trend is reflected in the qualifications of adults, where about 26% hold a bachelor degree or higher.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Most people here have finished high school, with 61% completing Year 12, which is slightly above the figures for both New South Wales and Australia.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Buckaroo, Year 12 is the majority at 61%; Year 10 is next at 30%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
About 26.1% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher, a figure that is much higher than most similar areas and about the same as the national average. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 34.9% of residents.
26.1% —
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 22.5%
- 2021: 26.1%
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 Buckaroo, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 41%, followed by Bachelor degree (31%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (19%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in the area are spread across several fields, led by Engineering and related subjects at 27.9%, followed by Management and commerce at 15.1%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There is one government primary school within 3km, which is larger than those in about 59% of similar areas, though its average advantage score is much lower than most areas.
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).
539
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
925
Lower than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Buckaroo
1 school — 539 students, average ICSEA 925.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Mudgee Public School, Mudgee | Government | Primary | 8.0 km | 539 | 925 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Buckaroo [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10627/buckaroo/topic/education