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Education & Qualifications in Bureen

How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.

A gap of 35 percentage points separates Bureen from the rest of Australia in high school completion. Only 23.5% of residents here finished Year 12, which is far below the state and national figures. This reflects a local profile where most adults hold trade certificates rather than university degrees.

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Where Bureen sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

5.7% —

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Bureen — lower than 87% of areas.

Bureen5.7%
2328, NSW 7.8%
New South Wales 27.8%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Year 10 is the most common final school year for 47.1% of people. This explains why the 23.5% who finished Year 12 is far below the New South Wales figure of 58.9%.

Completed Year 12

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23.5% —

Lower than 94% of suburb / locality areas.

Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.

Highest year of school

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In Bureen, the largest group is Year 10 at 48%, followed by Year 12 (24%) and Year 9 or below (16%).

Year 10 47.1% Year 12 23.5% Year 9 or below 15.7% Year 11 11.8%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Only 5.7% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the national average. Instead, the area is dominated by trade and vocational training, with 48.5% holding a Certificate III or IV.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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5.7% —

Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.

Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).

Highest qualification level

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In Bureen, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 55%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 34%.

Certificate III / IV 48.5% Advanced diploma / diploma 30.3% Bachelor degree 9.1%

Field of study

What people studied.

Qualifications in Bureen are spread across various fields, led by Engineering at 21.2%. Health and Management & commerce follow closely, each accounting for 18.2% of the total.

Field of qualification

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Bureen splits fairly evenly between Engineering & related (27%) and Health (23%), with Management & commerce at 23%.

Engineering & related 21.2% Health 18.2% Management & commerce 18.2% Food, hospitality & personal services 12.1% Agriculture & environment 9.1%

Schools

Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).

The area has one government primary school, which is much smaller than most similar schools with an average size of just 7 students. Its school advantage score of 992 is around the middle for its level.

Schools within 3 km

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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).

Average school ICSEA

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992

Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.

Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).

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Schools serving Bureen

1 school — 7 students, average ICSEA 992.

By sector: Government 1

By type: Primary 1
Martindale Public School, Martindale Government Primary 7.1 km 7 992

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
  • Australian Schools List — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA), 2025 (CC BY 4.0).

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Bureen [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10690/bureen/topic/education