33.6% ▲ +19.3%
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.2%
- 2016: 28.6%
- 2021: 33.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Bamawm Extension · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Bamawm Extension
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Nearly half of qualified adults in Bamawm Extension hold a Certificate III or IV, marking this as the most common qualification in the area. Education levels are generally lower here than in other regions, with very few residents holding university degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
School completion is far below the national figure, with only 33.6% of people finishing Year 12. This is 25 points lower than the Australian average.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Bamawm Extension, the largest group is Year 12 at 40%, followed by Year 10 (24%) and Year 11 (23%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are uncommon here, with only 8.8% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the 29.2% seen across Victoria.
8.8% ▼ -9.9%
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.8%
- 2016: 7.9%
- 2021: 8.8%
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 Bamawm Extension, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 68%; Bachelor degree is next at 14%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for those with qualifications are engineering at 18.7%, followed by health at 13.7% and management and commerce at 11.5%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are no schools within 3 km of the area, which is a common trait shared with about 41% of similar places.
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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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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Bamawm Extension [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20126/bamawm-extension/topic/education