29.5% ▲ +16.1%
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.5%
- 2016: 32.1%
- 2021: 29.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Bulga · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Bulga
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Forty-one per cent of adults in Bulga hold a Certificate III or IV, the most common qualification in the area. While many residents have gained vocational skills, only 29.5% finished Year 12, which is far below the national figure.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Schooling levels are much lower than most areas, with only 29.5% of people completing Year 12. The most common highest year of school reached here is Year 10, at 39%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Bulga, the largest group is Year 10 at 44%, followed by Year 12 (33%) and Year 9 or below (12%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
A bachelor degree or higher is held by 12.9% of adults, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 27.8%. This standing is around the middle for similar areas.
12.9% ▲ +18.6%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.8%
- 2016: 14.5%
- 2021: 12.9%
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 Bulga, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 53%; Bachelor degree is next at 17%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, Engineering and related fields are the most common at 22.9%, followed by Management and commerce at 13.5%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There is one government primary school within 3km of the area. It is a small school with an average size of 19 students, and its advantage score is among the lowest at this level.
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).
19
Lower than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
800
Lower than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Bulga
1 school — 19 students, average ICSEA 800.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Milbrodale Public School, Milbrodale | Government | Primary | 7.0 km | 19 | 800 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Bulga [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10648/bulga/topic/education