24.9% ▲ +3.7%
Lower than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.0%
- 2016: 23.6%
- 2021: 24.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Bundarra · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Bundarra
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer people in Bundarra have completed high school or university than in most similar areas. Only 24.9% of residents finished Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. This reflects a community where most adults have left school before the final year.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 10 is the most common last year of schooling for 32.6% of people. The rate of Year 12 completion is far below both the state and national figures by 34 points.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Bundarra, the largest group is Year 10 at 38%, followed by Year 12 (29%) and Year 9 or below (23%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are uncommon here, with just 5.1% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the Australian average of 26.3%, while Certificate III or IV is the most typical qualification at 38.5%.
5.1% ▼ -9.8%
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.6%
- 2016: 8.0%
- 2021: 5.1%
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 Bundarra, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 63%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 19%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Those with qualifications most commonly studied Engineering and related fields (14.9%), followed by Society and Culture (9.8%) and Health (9.5%).
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Bundarra has more schools per 1,000 children than most areas, though these government-run schools are smaller than usual. The average school advantage score is among the lowest for similar areas.
8.20
Higher than 72% 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).
99
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
874
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Bundarra
1 school — 99 students, average ICSEA 874.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Combined 1
| Bundarra Central School, Bundarra | Government | Combined | 8.2 km | 99 | 874 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Bundarra [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10668/bundarra/topic/education