42.2% —
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 54.0%
- 2021: 42.2%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Bundella · Suburb / Locality
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Fewer people have finished high school in Bundella than in most other parts of the country. Only 42.2% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. This trend is mirrored in higher education, with a much lower proportion of adults holding university degrees.
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion sits at 42.2%, which is far below the New South Wales average of 58.9%. About 35.6% of residents reached Year 10 as their highest level of schooling.
42.2% —
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
In Bundella, the largest group is Year 12 at 48%, followed by Year 10 (40%) and Year 9 or below (13%).
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 10.2% of the population, far below the 26.3% seen across Australia. The most common qualifications are Certificate III or IV, held by 20.6% of people.
10.2% —
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
In Bundella, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 41%, followed by Bachelor degree (29%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (29%).
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are Engineering at 17.6%, followed by Agriculture and environment, Management and commerce, and Society and culture, which each sit at 11.8%.
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are no schools within 3 km of this area, making it smaller than about 59% of similar places.
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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).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Bundella [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10670/bundella/topic/education