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Education & Qualifications in Buln Buln East

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

A mix of vocational and high-level degrees defines the learning profile in Buln Buln East. While the typical resident is less likely to have finished high school than most Australians, nearly a quarter of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. This creates a distinct split between those with basic schooling and those with university qualifications.

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Where Buln Buln East sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

23.2% ▲ +69.2%

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Buln Buln East — higher than 74% of areas.

Buln Buln East23.2%
3821, VIC 21.0%
Victoria 29.2%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Only 41.3% of residents have completed Year 12, which is far below the Victorian figure of 61.8%. About 20.7% of people finished Year 10, while 13.3% left school in Year 9 or earlier.

Completed Year 12

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41.3% ▼ -5.1%

Lower than 60% 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 Buln Buln East, the largest group is Year 12 at 47%, followed by Year 10 (23%) and Year 9 or below (15%).

Year 12 41.3% Year 10 20.7% Year 9 or below 13.3% Year 11 12.7%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 23.2% of the population, a figure that is much higher than in most similar areas. However, this remains well below the national rate of 26.3%, with Certificate III or IV being the most common qualification at 32.7%.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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23.2% ▲ +69.2%

Higher than 74% 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 Buln Buln East, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 39%, followed by Bachelor degree (27%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (20%).

Certificate III / IV 32.7% Bachelor degree 22.4% Advanced diploma / diploma 16.8% Postgraduate degree 6.5% Graduate diploma / certificate 4.7%

Field of study

What people studied.

The most common fields of study are Engineering at 19.6% and Agriculture and environment at 12.1%. Management, commerce, society and culture each account for 11.2% of qualifications.

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No single group dominates in Buln Buln East — Engineering & related leads at 24%, ahead of Agriculture & environment (15%) and Management & commerce (13%).

Engineering & related 19.6% Agriculture & environment 12.1% Management & commerce 11.2% Society & culture 11.2% Architecture & building 10.3% Health 8.4% Education 5.6% Food, hospitality & personal services 4.7%

Schools

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

There are no schools within 3 km of this area, making it smaller in this regard 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).

Schools in and around Buln Buln East — hover a marker for details. Open the full map →

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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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Buln Buln East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20391/buln-buln-east/topic/education