35.4% ▲ +31.4%
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.9%
- 2016: 31.0%
- 2021: 35.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Dunbogan · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Dunbogan
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Forty per cent of residents in Dunbogan list Year 10 as their highest level of schooling. This is a significant portion of the population, contributing to a local education profile that sits far below state and national levels for both high school completion and university degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 35.4% of people completed Year 12, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 58.9% and the Australian average of 58.8%. This is much lower than most similar areas.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Dunbogan, the largest group is Year 10 at 43%, followed by Year 12 (38%) and Year 9 or below (13%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 15.1% of the population, far below the national figure of 26.3%. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 39.3% of residents.
15.1% ▲ +65.1%
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.2%
- 2016: 9.9%
- 2021: 15.1%
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 Dunbogan, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 49%, followed by Bachelor degree (19%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (17%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are Engineering and related subjects at 19.4%, followed by Management and commerce at 16.5%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are three primary schools within 3km, which is more than 70% of similar areas. These schools are smaller than most, with an average size of 188 students.
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).
188
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,000
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Dunbogan
3 schools — 564 students, average ICSEA 1,000.
By sector: Government 2 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 3
| Laurieton Public School, Laurieton | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 151 | 991 |
| North Haven Public School, North Haven | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 232 | 997 |
| St Joseph's Primary School, Laurieton | Catholic | Primary | 3.0 km | 181 | 1,011 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Dunbogan [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11313/dunbogan/topic/education