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Putta Bucca - Bombira · Urban Centre

Education & Qualifications in Putta Bucca - Bombira

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

A significant gap exists between school completion and higher degrees in Putta Bucca - Bombira (L), where 27.7% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. While the area has seen a huge increase in university qualifications since 2011, it still trails the state and national figures for Year 12 completion.

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📍 Putta Bucca - Bombira, Urban Centre

Where Putta Bucca - Bombira sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

27.7% ▲ +525.0%

All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Putta Bucca - Bombira — higher than 93% of areas.

Putta Bucca - Bombira27.7%
2850, NSW 14.8%
New South Wales 27.8%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Year 12 completion rose by 29 points since 2011 to reach 52.7%, which is much higher than most similar areas. However, this is still well below the New South Wales figure of 58.9%.

Completed Year 12

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52.7% ▲ +127.1%

Higher than 85% of urban centre areas.

Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.

Highest year of school

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In Putta Bucca - Bombira, Year 12 is the majority at 54%; Year 10 is next at 30%.

Year 12 52.7% Year 10 29.4% Year 11 8.1% Year 9 or below 6.9%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

The number of adults with a bachelor degree or higher has jumped from 4.4% in 2011 to 27.7% today. This is among the highest levels for similar areas and sits slightly above the national figure of 26.3%.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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27.7% ▲ +525.0%

Higher than 93% of urban centre 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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Putta Bucca - Bombira splits fairly evenly between Bachelor degree (33%) and Certificate III / IV (31%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 22%.

Bachelor degree 27.8% Certificate III / IV 26.2% Advanced diploma / diploma 18.5% Postgraduate degree 6.2% Graduate diploma / certificate 3.9% Certificate I / II 2.6%

Field of study

What people studied.

The most common qualifications are in management and commerce at 20.1%, followed by engineering and related fields at 15.4% and health at 13.4%.

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 Putta Bucca - Bombira [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL121095/putta-bucca-bombira/topic/education