54.8% ▲ +31.3%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 41.7%
- 2016: 49.2%
- 2021: 54.8%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Bunyan · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Bunyan
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Higher education levels have become more prominent in Bunyan, where nearly a quarter of adults now hold a bachelor degree or higher. This is much higher than most similar areas, even though the overall rate of finishing Year 12 remains well below the national figure.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 54.8% of residents finished Year 12, which is higher than most similar areas but well below the 58.8% national average. Many others stopped their schooling earlier, with 28.7% reaching Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Bunyan, Year 12 is the majority at 56%; Year 10 is next at 29%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Certificate III or IV is the most common qualification at 39.4%. While 23.9% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher—much higher than in similar areas—this is still a little below the Australian figure of 26.3%.
23.9% ▲ +51.5%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.8%
- 2016: 18.1%
- 2021: 23.9%
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 Bunyan, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 45%, followed by Bachelor degree (29%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (14%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in this area are most often in management and commerce at 18.3%, followed by engineering and related fields at 15.6%. Health, education, and agriculture are also common fields of study.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are no schools within 3 km of the area, which is a common trait as this is smaller than about 59% of similar areas.
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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).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Bunyan [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10688/bunyan/topic/education