42.1% ▲ +11.9%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 37.6%
- 2016: 40.8%
- 2021: 42.1%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Badu Island · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Badu Island
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Only 42.1% of people on Badu Island have finished Year 12, which is far below the national figure. This creates a local landscape where most adults rely on practical trade certificates rather than university degrees for their skills.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion rates are far below those in Queensland and Australia. While 42.1% of residents finished high school, about 20% of the population left school in Year 9 or below.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Badu Island, the largest group is Year 12 at 46%, followed by Year 9 or below (22%) and Year 10 (18%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Higher education is uncommon here, with only 2% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the national average. Instead, nearly half of the community hold a Certificate III or IV.
2.0% ▼ -51.3%
Lower than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.0%
- 2016: 5.0%
- 2021: 2.0%
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 Badu Island, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 72%; Certificate I / II is next at 13%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications focus on practical and community needs, led by management and commerce at 13%, followed by architecture and building at 10%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are no schools located within 3 km of the main residential areas, a situation more common here than in about 59% of similar areas.
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Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools serving the area — within 3 km of small areas, or inside larger ones. A measure of access (catchments overlap, so don't add it across areas).
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Badu Island [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30113/badu-island/topic/education