53.6% ▲ +12.4%
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 47.7%
- 2016: 49.2%
- 2021: 53.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Bunbury · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Bunbury
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A high number of university-qualified adults live in Bunbury, with 26.2% holding a bachelor degree or higher. This stands out as much higher than most similar areas. While many adults have high-level degrees, fewer people here finished Year 12 compared to the state and national figures.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 53.6% of residents finished Year 12, which is well below the Western Australian figure of 58.0% and the national figure of 58.8%. This is still higher than most other similar areas.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Bunbury, Year 12 is the majority at 59%; Year 10 is next at 25%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The area is well-qualified, with the usual adult holding either a bachelor degree (25.3%) or a Certificate III or IV (25.1%). This level of higher education is a little above the state average.
26.2% ▲ +23.9%
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.1%
- 2016: 23.8%
- 2021: 26.2%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Bunbury splits fairly evenly between Bachelor degree (31%) and Certificate III / IV (31%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 18%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in Bunbury are most common in health (15.7%), management and commerce (14.9%), and engineering (14.6%). Education and society and culture also make up a significant share of studies.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Bunbury has more schools per 1,000 children than most areas, with 14 schools located within 3km. Most of these are government primary schools, though the average school size of 390 students is around the middle for its level.
7.04
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
14
Higher than 84% 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).
390
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,001
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Bunbury
14 schools — 5,465 students, average ICSEA 1,001.
By sector: Government 10 · Independent 2 · Catholic 2
By type: Primary 7 · Secondary 5 · Combined 2
| South West Community College - Bunbury Campus, Bunbury | Independent | Secondary | 0.7 km | 170 | 950 |
| Bunbury Senior High School, Bunbury | Government | Secondary | 1.1 km | 1,033 | 1,008 |
| Bunbury Primary School, Bunbury | Government | Primary | 1.4 km | 423 | 1,076 |
| Cooinda Primary School, East Bunbury | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 278 | 974 |
| South Bunbury Primary School, South Bunbury | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 393 | 989 |
| South Bunbury Education Support Centre, South Bunbury | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 79 | 960 |
| St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Bunbury | Catholic | Primary | 2.3 km | 215 | 1,078 |
| Bunbury Catholic College, Bunbury | Catholic | Secondary | 3.1 km | 954 | 1,048 |
| Carey Park Primary School, Carey Park | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 282 | 900 |
| College Row School, South Bunbury | Government | Combined | 3.8 km | 46 | 965 |
| Grace Christian School, Glen Iris | Independent | Combined | 3.9 km | 609 | 1,053 |
| Adam Road Primary School, South Bunbury | Government | Primary | 4.3 km | 418 | 933 |
| Newton Moore Education Support Centre, Bunbury | Government | Secondary | 4.4 km | 80 | 995 |
| Newton Moore Senior High School, South Bunbury | Government | Secondary | 4.4 km | 485 | 903 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Bunbury [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50210/bunbury/topic/education