48.2% ▲ +25.7%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 38.4%
- 2016: 43.0%
- 2021: 48.2%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Bulgun · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Bulgun
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Much lower university rates than most similar areas mark Bulgun, where only 8.4% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the national figure of 26.3%. Most residents have a trade qualification, reflecting a workforce geared more towards practical skills than academic degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Less than half of residents, 48.2%, have finished Year 12, which is far below the Australian average of 58.8%. A common stopping point for students here is Year 10, reached by 26.3% of the population.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Bulgun, Year 12 is the majority at 51%; Year 10 is next at 28%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Practical certificates are the most common qualification, with 49.6% of people holding a Certificate III or IV. This helps explain why the proportion of people with university degrees is so much lower than in the rest of Queensland.
8.4% ▼ -10.9%
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.4%
- 2016: 7.1%
- 2021: 8.4%
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 Bulgun, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 61%; Bachelor degree is next at 17%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Engineering and related fields are the most common areas of study, making up 30.4% of qualifications. Education and Management & Commerce follow at 10.4% and 9.6% respectively.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are four schools within 3km of the area, more than most similar places. These are mostly primary schools, and the average school advantage score is much lower than most areas.
4
Higher than 71% 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).
305
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
927
Lower than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Bulgun
4 schools — 1,219 students, average ICSEA 927.
By sector: Government 3 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 3 · Secondary 1
| Feluga State School, Feluga | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 60 | 910 |
| St Clare's School, Tully | Catholic | Primary | 5.0 km | 170 | 1,008 |
| Tully State School, Tully | Government | Primary | 5.1 km | 268 | 885 |
| Tully State High School, Tully | Government | Secondary | 5.2 km | 721 | 925 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Bulgun [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30411/bulgun/topic/education