47.7% ▲ +17.3%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 40.7%
- 2016: 44.3%
- 2021: 47.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
South Bunbury · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in South Bunbury
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Only 47.7% of residents in South Bunbury completed Year 12, a figure far below the national average. This gap in early schooling is offset by a strong number of adults with higher qualifications, with 19.4% holding a bachelor degree or higher.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is far below the state and national figures, with 47.7% of people finishing school. About 26.7% of residents list Year 10 as their highest level of schooling.
Highest year of school
View on map →In South Bunbury, Year 12 is the majority at 51%; Year 10 is next at 29%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 19.4% of the population, which is higher than most similar areas but still well below the national figure. Certificate III or IV qualifications are the most common, held by 34.7% of people.
19.4% ▲ +30.9%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.8%
- 2016: 17.2%
- 2021: 19.4%
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 South Bunbury, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 42%, followed by Bachelor degree (26%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (17%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study in the area are engineering and related subjects at 17.6%, followed by management and commerce at 15.6%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
South Bunbury is home to 18 schools within 3 km, which is more than 88% of similar areas. Most of these are government primary schools, while the typical school size is 373 students.
4.70
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
18
Higher than 86% 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).
373
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
997
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving South Bunbury
18 schools — 6,706 students, average ICSEA 997.
By sector: Government 13 · Catholic 3 · Independent 2
By type: Primary 10 · Secondary 6 · Combined 2
| College Row School, South Bunbury | Government | Combined | 0.6 km | 46 | 965 |
| Adam Road Primary School, South Bunbury | Government | Primary | 1.1 km | 418 | 933 |
| South Bunbury Education Support Centre, South Bunbury | Government | Primary | 1.2 km | 79 | 960 |
| Newton Moore Education Support Centre, Bunbury | Government | Secondary | 1.2 km | 80 | 995 |
| St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Bunbury | Catholic | Primary | 1.2 km | 215 | 1,078 |
| Newton Moore Senior High School, South Bunbury | Government | Secondary | 1.2 km | 485 | 903 |
| South Bunbury Primary School, South Bunbury | Government | Primary | 1.2 km | 393 | 989 |
| Carey Park Primary School, Carey Park | Government | Primary | 1.4 km | 282 | 900 |
| Bunbury Primary School, Bunbury | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 423 | 1,076 |
| Cooinda Primary School, East Bunbury | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 278 | 974 |
| Maidens Park Primary School, Bunbury | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 178 | 823 |
| Manea Senior College, Bunbury | Government | Secondary | 2.5 km | 547 | 1,033 |
| Bunbury Senior High School, Bunbury | Government | Secondary | 2.5 km | 1,033 | 1,008 |
| Bunbury Catholic College, Bunbury | Catholic | Secondary | 2.5 km | 954 | 1,048 |
| St Joseph's Primary School, Bunbury | Catholic | Primary | 2.8 km | 418 | 1,041 |
| South West Community College - Bunbury Campus, Bunbury | Independent | Secondary | 2.9 km | 170 | 950 |
| Grace Christian School, Glen Iris | Independent | Combined | 4.3 km | 609 | 1,053 |
| Djidi Djidi Aboriginal School, Bunbury | Government | Primary | 4.3 km | 98 | 684 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in South Bunbury [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51363/south-bunbury/topic/education