58.0% ▲ +30.9%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 44.3%
- 2016: 50.8%
- 2021: 58.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Bundanoon · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Bundanoon
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Nearly 30% of adults in Bundanoon hold a bachelor degree or higher, making it a highly qualified place to live. While high school completion rates are about the same as the national figure, the local population is much more likely to have a university degree than people in most similar areas.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 58% of residents have completed Year 12, which is much higher than most areas. This is roughly the same as the figures for New South Wales and Australia.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Bundanoon, Year 12 is the majority at 62%; Year 10 is next at 25%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are common here, with 29.7% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is well above the Australian figure and higher than in most similar areas.
29.7% ▲ +48.7%
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.0%
- 2016: 23.3%
- 2021: 29.7%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Bundanoon splits fairly evenly between Bachelor degree (31%) and Certificate III / IV (29%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 19%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications held by residents are in management and commerce at 18.5%, followed by society and culture at 14.2%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools are much smaller than most areas, with an average size of 84 students. All three schools within 3km are government primary schools.
3.07
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
3
Higher than 67% 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).
84
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,033
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Bundanoon
3 schools — 252 students, average ICSEA 1,033.
By sector: Government 3
By type: Primary 3
| Bundanoon Public School, Bundanoon | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 125 | 1,036 |
| Penrose Public School, Penrose | Government | Primary | 6.0 km | 4 | 1,034 |
| Exeter Public School, Exeter | Government | Primary | 6.9 km | 123 | 1,030 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Bundanoon [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10667/bundanoon/topic/education