43.5% ▼ -17.0%
Higher than 64% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 52.4%
- 2016: 21.1%
- 2021: 43.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Bonny Hills - West · Urban Centre
Education & Qualifications in Bonny Hills - West
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A gap of 15 percentage points separates Bonny Hills - West (L) from the state and national average for Year 12 completions. While school finishing rates have fallen since 2011, a growing number of adults now hold university degrees. This shift is reflected in a workforce with a strong mix of technical and professional qualifications.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 43.5% of residents finished Year 12, which is far below the New South Wales and national figures. This rate is higher than in most similar areas, though it has fallen by 8.9 percentage points since 2011.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Bonny Hills - West, the largest group is Year 12 at 45%, followed by Year 10 (36%) and Year 9 or below (17%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
About 24.8% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher, a figure that rose 7.1 percentage points since 2011. While this is much higher than most similar areas, it remains a little below the Australian average.
24.8% ▲ +40.0%
Higher than 89% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 17.7%
- 2016: 7.0%
- 2021: 24.8%
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 Bonny Hills - West, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 36%, followed by Bachelor degree (29%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (20%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications are in engineering and related fields at 19.3%, followed by management and commerce at 15.8%. Other common areas of study include society and culture, education, and health.
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 Bonny Hills - West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL122021/bonny-hills-west/topic/education