27.5% —
Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 27.3%
- 2021: 27.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Bungawalbin · Suburb / Locality
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
About 32% of people in Bungawalbin left school after Year 10, the most common level of schooling here. The area has a small number of residents with university degrees and far fewer people completing Year 12 compared to the rest of the state.
Highest year of school completed.
Only 27.5% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 58.9%. This is much lower than most similar areas.
27.5% —
Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
In Bungawalbin, the largest group is Year 10 at 46%, followed by Year 12 (39%) and Year 11 (14%).
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 9.8% of the population. This is far below the national figure of 26.3%, and Certificate III or IV is the most common qualification at 31.3%.
9.8% —
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
In Bungawalbin, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 53%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 23%.
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are Engineering and related studies at 20%, followed by Management and commerce at 13.8%.
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are no schools located within 3 km of the area.
0
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 Bungawalbin [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10680/bungawalbin/topic/education