CensusAtlas

Berrima · Urban Centre

Education & Qualifications in Berrima

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

Much higher levels of schooling and degrees than most similar areas mark Berrima (L). While still slightly below the state average, the area has seen a huge jump in qualifications, with the share of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher climbing from 6.5% to 25.2% since 2011.

Open map →
📍 Berrima, Urban Centre

Where Berrima sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

25.2% ▲ +286.2%

All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Berrima — higher than 89% of areas.

Berrima25.2%
2577, NSW 24.3%
New South Wales 27.8%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Year 12 completion rates rose by 29 points since 2011 to reach 55.7%. This is much higher than most similar areas, though it remains well below the New South Wales figure of 58.9%.

Completed Year 12

View on map →

55.7% ▲ +108.9%

Higher than 89% of urban centre areas.

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

Highest year of school

View on map →

In Berrima, Year 12 is the majority at 62%; Year 10 is next at 27%.

Year 12 55.7% Year 10 24.7% Year 11 5.5% Year 9 or below 4.1%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

A little below the national average of 26.3%, about one in four adults here holds a bachelor degree or higher. This includes 22.9% with a bachelor degree and 8.3% with a postgraduate qualification.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

View on map →

25.2% ▲ +286.2%

Higher than 89% 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

View on map →

Berrima splits fairly evenly between Bachelor degree (29%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (26%), with Certificate III / IV at 26%.

Bachelor degree 22.9% Advanced diploma / diploma 20.4% Certificate III / IV 20.4% Postgraduate degree 8.3% Graduate diploma / certificate 3.8% Certificate I / II 2.5%

Field of study

What people studied.

The most common fields of study for residents are management and commerce at 18.5%, followed by engineering and related fields at 11.5% and architecture and building at 10.2%.

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).

More for Berrima

Full area profile →

Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Berrima [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL122015/berrima/topic/education