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Bungama · Suburb / Locality

Education & Qualifications in Bungama

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

About 43.5% of people in Bungama finished Year 12, which is far below the national figure. The area has a low level of formal higher education, with very few residents holding a university degree.

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📍 Bungama, Suburb / Locality

Where Bungama sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

3.3% —

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Bungama — lower than 92% of areas.

Bungama3.3%
5540, SA 8.1%
South Australia 22.7%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Only 43.5% of residents completed Year 12, a result far below both South Australia and the national average. Roughly 22.4% of people finished Year 10 as their highest level of schooling.

Completed Year 12

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43.5% —

Lower than 54% 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 Bungama, the largest group is Year 12 at 42%, followed by Year 10 (22%) and Year 11 (18%).

Year 12 43.5% Year 10 22.4% Year 11 18.8% Year 9 or below 18.8%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

University degrees are rare here, with only 3.3% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the national figure of 26.3%, while Certificate III or IV is the most common qualification at 32.6%.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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3.3% —

Lower than 92% 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 Bungama, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 71%; Bachelor degree is next at 14%.

Certificate III / IV 32.6% Bachelor degree 6.5% Advanced diploma / diploma 6.5%

Field of study

What people studied.

Among those with qualifications, the most common field is engineering and related studies at 32.6%. Society and culture is the next most frequent at 13%.

Field of qualification

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In Bungama, the largest group is Engineering & related at 38%, followed by Society & culture (15%) and Architecture & building (13%).

Engineering & related 32.6% Society & culture 13.0% Architecture & building 10.9% Agriculture & environment 10.9% Health 6.5% Education 6.5% Management & commerce 6.5%

Schools

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

Bungama has one government primary school, which is smaller than those in most similar areas and has one of the lowest advantage scores at this level.

Schools within 3 km

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1

Lower than 57% 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).

Average school ICSEA

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881

Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.

Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).

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Schools serving Bungama

1 school — 183 students, average ICSEA 881.

By sector: Government 1

By type: Primary 1
Solomontown Primary School, Port Pirie Government Primary 4.6 km 183 881

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 Bungama [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40188/bungama/topic/education