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Bugaldie · Suburb / Locality

Education & Qualifications in Bugaldie

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

Far fewer people have finished high school in Bugaldie compared to the rest of the country, with only 40% completing Year 12. This is nearly 20 points lower than the New South Wales and national figures. This suggests a local workforce with a different mix of skills and training.

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Where Bugaldie sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

16.3% ▲ +28.1%

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Bugaldie — higher than 56% of areas.

Bugaldie16.3%
2357, NSW 11.7%
New South Wales 27.8%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Only 40% of residents finished Year 12, which is far below the state and national figures of around 59%. Roughly 19% of the population finished Year 10, while about 7% left school in Year 9 or earlier.

Completed Year 12

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40.0% ▲ +29.1%

Lower than 63% 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 Bugaldie, Year 12 is the majority at 56%; Year 10 is next at 27%.

Year 12 40.0% Year 10 19.2% Year 9 or below 6.7% Year 11 5.0%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 16.3% of the population, which is far below the national figure of 26.3%. The most common qualifications are Certificate III or IV, held by 22.7% of residents.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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16.3% ▲ +28.1%

Higher than 56% 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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Bugaldie splits fairly evenly between Certificate III / IV (42%) and Bachelor degree (38%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 19%.

Certificate III / IV 22.7% Bachelor degree 20.6% Advanced diploma / diploma 10.3%

Field of study

What people studied.

People with qualifications in Bugaldie are most likely to have studied agriculture and environment (12.4%) or health (11.3%). Other common fields include natural and physical sciences, engineering, and education.

Field of qualification

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Bugaldie splits fairly evenly between Agriculture & environment (23%) and Health (21%), with Natural & physical sciences at 13%.

Agriculture & environment 12.4% Health 11.3% Natural & physical sciences 7.2% Engineering & related 5.2% Education 5.2% Creative arts 5.2% Society & culture 4.1% Architecture & building 3.1%

Schools

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

There are no schools located within 3 km of the area, making it smaller 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).

Schools in and around Bugaldie — hover a marker for details. Open the full map →

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 Bugaldie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10643/bugaldie/topic/education