57.3% ▲ +42.9%
Higher than 90% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 40.1%
- 2016: 61.1%
- 2021: 57.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Bundanoon · Urban Centre
Education & Qualifications in Bundanoon
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Nearly 30% of adults in Bundanoon hold a bachelor degree or higher, making it one of the most qualified areas of its type. The town has seen a significant shift in its education levels, with the number of university-qualified residents nearly doubling since 2011.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion rates rose 17 points since 2011 to 57.3%. This is among the highest levels for similar areas, though it remains a little below the national figure of 58.8%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Bundanoon, Year 12 is the majority at 61%; Year 10 is next at 26%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Higher education is common here, with 29.5% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is well above the Australian average of 26.3% and reflects a 13 point increase since 2011.
29.5% ▲ +83.8%
Higher than 95% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 16.0%
- 2016: 24.2%
- 2021: 29.5%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Bundanoon splits fairly evenly between Bachelor degree (30%) and Certificate III / IV (29%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 20%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications are in management and commerce at 18.5%, followed by society and culture at 14.3%. Health, engineering, and education also make up significant shares of the local degrees.
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Bundanoon [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL115031/bundanoon/topic/education