47.1% ▲ +24.7%
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 37.8%
- 2016: 39.5%
- 2021: 47.1%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Burringbar · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Burringbar
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Higher levels of university education are more common in Burringbar than in most similar areas. However, overall school completion is far below the national figure, with fewer than half of residents finishing Year 12.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 47.1% of people finished Year 12, which is far below the 58.8% national average. For many residents, Year 10 was the highest grade completed.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Burringbar, Year 12 is the majority at 53%; Year 10 is next at 32%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 18.9% of the population. While this is higher than most similar areas, it remains well below the New South Wales figure of 27.8%.
18.9% ▲ +39.5%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.5%
- 2016: 12.6%
- 2021: 18.9%
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 Burringbar, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 41%, followed by Bachelor degree (28%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (18%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications held by residents are in management and commerce at 13.7%, followed closely by engineering at 13.4%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 6.67 schools per 1,000 children, which is higher than most areas. All local schools are government-run primary schools, though they are much smaller than the usual school size.
6.67
Higher than 65% 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).
65
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
990
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Burringbar
2 schools — 130 students, average ICSEA 990.
By sector: Government 2
By type: Primary 2
| Burringbar Public School, Burringbar | Government | Primary | 1.3 km | 93 | 992 |
| Crabbes Creek Public School, Crabbes Creek | Government | Primary | 4.7 km | 37 | 985 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Burringbar [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10710/burringbar/topic/education