30.9% —
Lower than 78% of capital city areas.
- 2016: 59.2%
- 2021: 30.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Migratory - Offshore - Shipping · Capital City
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Across Migratory - Offshore - Shipping, bachelor+ is among the lowest in the country and year 12 is well below average.
Highest year of school completed.
30.9% of people in Migratory - Offshore - Shipping finished Year 12 — well below average (below the national 58.8%).
The most common highest year of school is Year 12 at 31%, ahead of Year 10 (22%).
30.9% —
Lower than 78% of capital city areas.
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
In Migratory - Offshore - Shipping, the largest group is Year 12 at 46%, followed by Year 10 (33%) and Year 11 (13%).
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
7.4% of adults in Migratory - Offshore - Shipping hold a bachelor degree or higher — among the lowest in the country (below the national 26.3%).
The most common highest qualification level is Certificate III / IV at 32%, ahead of Bachelor degree (10%).
7.4% —
Lower than 94% of capital city areas.
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
In Migratory - Offshore - Shipping, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 59%; Bachelor degree is next at 18%.
What people studied.
The most common field of qualification is Engineering & related at 42%, ahead of Food, hospitality & personal services (6%).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Migratory - Offshore - Shipping [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/gccsa/79799/migratory-offshore-shipping/topic/education