60.3% ▲ +25.0%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 48.2%
- 2016: 54.0%
- 2021: 60.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Burrawang · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Burrawang
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Higher levels of schooling have become more common in Burrawang over the last decade. The area now stands out for its high educational attainment, with 60.3% of adults completing Year 12 and nearly 30% holding a bachelor degree or higher.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 60.3% of residents finished Year 12, which is much higher than most similar areas and slightly above the national figure.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Burrawang, Year 12 is the majority at 67%; Year 10 is next at 22%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University qualifications are common here, with 29.9% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is well above the Australian average of 26.3%.
29.9% ▲ +29.6%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.0%
- 2016: 24.6%
- 2021: 29.9%
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 Burrawang, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 39%, followed by Certificate III / IV (25%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (23%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for qualified residents are management and commerce at 17.7%, followed by society and culture at 13.9%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 16.13 schools per 1,000 children, which is much higher than most areas. Local schools are entirely government-run primary schools and are typically very small, with an average size of 25 students.
16.13
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
2
Higher than 62% 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).
25
Lower than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,075
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Burrawang
2 schools — 50 students, average ICSEA 1,075.
By sector: Government 2
By type: Primary 2
| Burrawang Public School, Burrawang | Government | Primary | 1.2 km | 30 | 1,076 |
| Kangaloon Public School, Kangaloon | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 20 | 1,074 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Burrawang [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10705/burrawang/topic/education