45.2% —
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 37.7%
- 2021: 45.2%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Bunnaloo · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Bunnaloo
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Few residents have finished high school or university in Bunnaloo, with only 45.2% completing Year 12. This means the area has a much lower rate of formal schooling than the New South Wales figure, reflecting a local workforce that relies more on trade certificates and practical experience.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Less than half of the people here finished Year 12, which is far below the 58.9% seen across New South Wales. Year 12 is the most common finish point, but about 12% of residents left school in Year 10 or earlier.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Bunnaloo, Year 12 is the majority at 54%; Year 11 is next at 18%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor's degree or higher make up 15.9% of the population, which is far below the national figure of 26.3%. Instead, the most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 30.6% of residents.
15.9% —
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 12.5%
- 2021: 15.9%
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 Bunnaloo, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 41%, followed by Bachelor degree (30%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (14%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in this area are heavily focused on the land, with 28.6% of degrees or certificates in agriculture and environment. Engineering is the next most common field at 16.3%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has one government primary school within 3km, though the average school size of 31 is much lower than most areas. This single school is the only education provider in the immediate vicinity.
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).
31
Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
990
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Bunnaloo
1 school — 31 students, average ICSEA 990.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Bunnaloo Public School, Bunnaloo | Government | Primary | 4.8 km | 31 | 990 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Bunnaloo [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10685/bunnaloo/topic/education