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Education & Qualifications in Bonang

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

Just 25.6% of people in Bonang finished Year 12, a figure far below the Victorian average. This gap marks the area as one of the lowest for school completion. However, a small but notable group of residents hold higher degrees.

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Where Bonang sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

18.6% —

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Bonang — higher than 63% of areas.

Bonang18.6%
3888, VIC 12.4%
Victoria 29.2%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Only about one in four people completed Year 12, which is 36 points lower than the state average. Instead, the most common highest year of schooling reached is Year 10, at 39.5%.

Completed Year 12

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25.6% —

Lower than 92% 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 Bonang, Year 10 is the majority at 52%; Year 12 is next at 33%.

Year 10 39.5% Year 12 25.6% Year 9 or below 11.6%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

About 18.6% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is more than most similar areas. Despite this, the figure remains well below the national average of 26.3%.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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18.6% —

Higher than 63% 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 Bonang, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 50%, followed by Certificate III / IV (31%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (19%).

Bachelor degree 28.6% Certificate III / IV 17.9% Advanced diploma / diploma 10.7%

Field of study

What people studied.

For those with higher qualifications, the most common fields of study are Health and Society & Culture, each accounting for 10.7% of the total.

Field of qualification

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Bonang splits fairly evenly between Health (50%) and Society & culture (50%).

Health 10.7% Society & culture 10.7%

Schools

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

There are no schools within 3 kilometres of the area, making it smaller than about 59% of similar places.

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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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Bonang [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20277/bonang/topic/education