54.0% —
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 42.0%
- 2021: 54.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Bumbaldry · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Bumbaldry
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A far lower proportion of adults in Bumbaldry hold a university degree compared to the rest of the country. While 54% of residents finished Year 12, this is well below the New South Wales and national figures. The area relies heavily on vocational training and practical skills rather than higher academic degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 54% of people here completed Year 12, which is higher than most similar areas but still well below the state average of 58.9%. Other common highest school levels include Year 10 at 24.1% and Year 11 at 4.6%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Bumbaldry, Year 12 is the majority at 63%; Year 10 is next at 28%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Only 12.8% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher, a figure far below the 27.8% seen across New South Wales. Instead, nearly half of residents hold a Certificate III or IV, the most common qualification at 48.4%.
12.8% —
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 5.3%
- 2021: 12.8%
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 Bumbaldry, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 53%; Bachelor degree is next at 21%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in the area are largely practical, with 18.8% in agriculture and environment and 17.2% in engineering. Education and management each account for 10.9% of degrees and certificates.
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 than about 59% of similar places in terms of local educational facilities.
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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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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Bumbaldry [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10663/bumbaldry/topic/education