51.9% —
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 36.0%
- 2021: 51.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Bullarah · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Bullarah
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Education levels in Bullarah have remained largely steady, though the area continues to have a much lower proportion of university degrees than the rest of the country. Only 7.4% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the national figure.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 51.9% of residents finished Year 12, which is higher than in most similar areas but well below the New South Wales and national averages. Roughly 31.6% of people had Year 10 as their highest level of schooling.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Bullarah, Year 12 is the majority at 59%; Year 10 is next at 36%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Higher education is uncommon here, with bachelor degrees held by only 7.4% of adults. Most qualified residents hold a diploma (21.6%) or a Certificate III or IV (19.6%).
7.4% —
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 10.0%
- 2021: 7.4%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Bullarah splits fairly evenly between Advanced diploma / diploma (35%) and Certificate III / IV (32%), with Bachelor degree at 19%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of qualification are management and commerce at 17.6%, followed by engineering and agriculture and environment, which both sit at 9.8%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schooling is provided by a single government primary school. This school is much smaller than those in most similar areas, with an average of 24 students.
45.45
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
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).
24
Lower than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
887
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Bullarah
1 school — 24 students, average ICSEA 887.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Bullarah Public School, Bullarah | Government | Primary | 10.6 km | 24 | 887 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Bullarah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10655/bullarah/topic/education