42.6% ▲ +7.4%
Higher than 62% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 39.7%
- 2016: 35.9%
- 2021: 42.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Bunyip · Urban Centre
Education & Qualifications in Bunyip
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Most adults in Bunyip hold practical certificates rather than degrees, though more people have finished high school than in many similar areas. While the typical resident has a lower level of formal schooling than the state average, the area has a strong base of trade and technical skills.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Around 42.6% of residents have finished Year 12, which is higher than most similar areas but far below the Victorian figure of 61.8%. This rate has risen slightly by 2.9 points since 2011.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Bunyip, the largest group is Year 12 at 46%, followed by Year 10 (22%) and Year 11 (18%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
About 13.6% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, a figure that is far below the national average and has fallen since 2011. Instead, the most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 43.3% of the community.
13.6% ▼ -11.3%
Higher than 62% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 15.3%
- 2016: 10.7%
- 2021: 13.6%
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 Bunyip, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 52%; Bachelor degree is next at 19%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study are Engineering and related subjects at 18.5%, followed by Management and commerce at 13.4% and Education at 10.8%.
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 Bunyip [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL215017/bunyip/topic/education