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Burrapine · Suburb / Locality

Education & Qualifications in Burrapine

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

Zero adults in Burrapine hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the national figure. This highlights a significant gap in higher education compared to the rest of the country, where the typical resident is more likely to have a university degree.

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📍 Burrapine, Suburb / Locality

Where Burrapine sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Burrapine — lower than 99% of areas.

Burrapine0.0%
2447, NSW 12.9%
New South Wales 27.8%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Only 24.4% of residents completed Year 12, a figure far below the 58.8% national average. The most common highest year of schooling in the area is Year 10, reached by 28.9% of people.

Completed Year 12

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24.4% —

Lower than 93% 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 Burrapine, the largest group is Year 10 at 38%, followed by Year 12 (32%) and Year 11 (18%).

Year 10 28.9% Year 12 24.4% Year 11 13.3% Year 9 or below 8.9%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Certificate III or IV is the most common qualification here, held by 39.1% of adults. This stands in contrast to New South Wales, where 27.8% of people have a bachelor degree or higher.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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Lower than 99% 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 Burrapine, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 100%.

Certificate III / IV 39.1%

Field of study

What people studied.

For those with qualifications, the most common fields are Management and Commerce and Society and Culture, each accounting for 26.1% of the total.

Field of qualification

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Burrapine splits fairly evenly between Management & commerce (40%) and Society & culture (40%), with Health at 20%.

Management & commerce 26.1% Society & culture 26.1% Health 13.0%

Schools

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

There are no schools located within 3 km of Burrapine, which is a smaller number of facilities than about 59% of similar areas.

Schools within 3 km

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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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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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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Burrapine [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10704/burrapine/topic/education