60.7% ▲ +30.9%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 46.4%
- 2016: 53.8%
- 2021: 60.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Bulli · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Bulli
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
About 32% of adults in Bulli hold a bachelor degree or higher, making it a highly qualified area. This trend is reflected in the local school results and a high proportion of residents who finished their secondary education. The area's educational profile is significantly stronger than both the state and national figures.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Over 60% of residents completed Year 12, which is much higher than most similar areas and slightly above the national figure of 58.8%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Bulli, Year 12 is the majority at 63%; Year 10 is next at 24%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Higher education is common here, with a bachelor degree or higher held by 31.9% of adults. This is well above the New South Wales figure of 27.8%.
31.9% ▲ +45.2%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.0%
- 2016: 26.0%
- 2021: 31.9%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Bulli splits fairly evenly between Bachelor degree (31%) and Certificate III / IV (29%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 17%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications are in management and commerce at 17.9%, followed by engineering and related fields at 15.5%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Bulli has a school advantage score of 1,068, which is much higher than most areas. While there are 15 schools within 3km, the number of schools per 1,000 children is lower than most areas.
2.67
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
15
Higher than 86% 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).
429
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,068
Higher 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 Bulli
15 schools — 6,442 students, average ICSEA 1,068.
By sector: Government 10 · Catholic 4 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 12 · Secondary 3
| Bulli Public School, Bulli | Government | Primary | 1.0 km | 318 | 1,069 |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Bulli | Catholic | Primary | 1.5 km | 412 | 1,121 |
| Waniora Public School, Bulli | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 264 | 1,077 |
| Woonona High School, Woonona | Government | Secondary | 1.8 km | 767 | 1,030 |
| Woonona Public School, Woonona | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 519 | 1,070 |
| Bulli High School, Bulli | Government | Secondary | 1.9 km | 979 | 1,058 |
| St Michael's Catholic Primary School, Thirroul | Catholic | Primary | 2.2 km | 183 | 1,130 |
| Thirroul Public School, Thirroul | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 367 | 1,119 |
| Woonona East Public School, Woonona | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 200 | 1,037 |
| Russell Vale Public School, Russell Vale | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 262 | 1,040 |
| Aspect South Coast School, Corrimal | Independent | Primary | 3.8 km | 129 | 1,017 |
| Holy Spirit College, Bellambi | Catholic | Secondary | 4.0 km | 1,249 | 1,069 |
| Austinmer Public School, Austinmer | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 227 | 1,132 |
| Corrimal Public School, Corrimal | Government | Primary | 4.2 km | 227 | 1,013 |
| St Columbkille's Catholic Primary School, Corrimal | Catholic | Primary | 4.3 km | 339 | 1,073 |
Sources
More for Bulli
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Bulli [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10659/bulli/topic/education