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Education & Qualifications in Buckenderra

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

Just 20% of people in Buckenderra have finished Year 12, which is far below the national figure. This represents a significant gap in school completion for the area. Overall, formal qualifications are much less common here than in the rest of the state.

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Where Buckenderra sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

15.0% —

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Buckenderra — higher than 51% of areas.

Buckenderra15.0%
2630, NSW 18.0%
New South Wales 27.8%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Only 20% of residents completed Year 12, which is among the lowest rates for similar areas. The most common highest year of school completed is Year 10, reached by 30% of the population.

Completed Year 12

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20.0% —

Lower than 98% of suburb / locality areas.

Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.

Highest year of school

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In Buckenderra, the largest group is Year 10 at 46%, followed by Year 12 (31%) and Year 9 or below (23%).

Year 10 30.0% Year 12 20.0% Year 9 or below 15.0%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 15% of the population. This is far below the 26.3% national figure and the New South Wales average of 27.8%.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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15.0% —

Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.

Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).

Highest qualification level

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Buckenderra splits fairly evenly between Bachelor degree (50%) and Certificate III / IV (50%).

Bachelor degree 21.4% Certificate III / IV 21.4%

Field of study

What people studied.

The most common field of qualification is Architecture & building at 36%, ahead of Engineering & related (29%).

Field of qualification

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In Buckenderra, the largest group is Architecture & building at 42%, followed by Engineering & related (33%) and Agriculture & environment (25%).

Architecture & building 35.7% Engineering & related 28.6% Agriculture & environment 21.4%

Schools

Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).

There are no schools within 3 km of the area, making it smaller for educational access than about 59% of similar places.

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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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Buckenderra [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10629/buckenderra/topic/education