39.5% ▲ +47.5%
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.8%
- 2016: 29.5%
- 2021: 39.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Burrangong · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Burrangong
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Education levels in Burrangong have remained steady, though the area still trails behind state and national figures. While about 16% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, many residents leave school before the end of Year 12.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 39.5% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the New South Wales and Australian figures of around 59%. About 38% of people finished Year 10 as their highest level of schooling.
Highest year of school
View on map →Burrangong splits fairly evenly between Year 12 (41%) and Year 10 (39%), with Year 9 or below at 11%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The share of adults with a bachelor degree or higher is 15.9%, which is far below the national figure of 26.3%. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 36% of residents.
15.9% ▲ +115.2%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.4%
- 2016: 13.7%
- 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 Burrangong, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 43%, followed by Bachelor degree (26%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (22%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in Burrangong are spread across several fields, with health and society and culture both at 13.5%, followed by management and commerce at 12.6%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are three schools within 3km, which is more than about 70% of similar areas. These schools have a lower average advantage score than most areas, and two out of three are Catholic schools.
3
Higher than 67% 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).
381
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
973
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Burrangong
3 schools — 1,143 students, average ICSEA 973.
By sector: Catholic 2 · Government 1
By type: Secondary 2 · Primary 1
| Hennessy Catholic College, Young | Catholic | Secondary | 4.7 km | 426 | 1,012 |
| Young High School, Young | Government | Secondary | 4.8 km | 495 | 920 |
| St Mary's Primary School, Young | Catholic | Primary | 5.0 km | 222 | 1,016 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Burrangong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10703/burrangong/topic/education