17.4% ▲ +5.7%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.4%
- 2016: 14.6%
- 2021: 17.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Doomadgee · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Doomadgee
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Only 17.4% of people in Doomadgee have finished Year 12, which is far below the national figure. This is a community where few residents have completed secondary school or gone on to get a university degree. Most adults have a Certificate III or IV as their highest qualification.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
School completion is among the lowest in the country, with 17.4% finishing Year 12 compared to 58.8% across Australia. The most common highest year of schooling is Year 10, reached by 45.4% of residents.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Doomadgee, the largest group is Year 10 at 48%, followed by Year 9 or below (22%) and Year 12 (18%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are uncommon here, with only 7.1% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the Queensland figure of 21.9%.
7.1% ▲ +27.3%
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.6%
- 2016: 4.3%
- 2021: 7.1%
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 Doomadgee, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 53%; Bachelor degree is next at 23%.
Field of study
What people studied.
For those with qualifications, the most common fields of study are Education at 16.3% and Health at 11.3%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Doomadgee has a lower number of schools per 1,000 children than most similar areas. The local schools are all government-run combined campuses, though the average school advantage score is among the lowest for its level.
2.30
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
1
Lower than 57% 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).
353
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
666
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Doomadgee
1 school — 353 students, average ICSEA 666.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Combined 1
| Doomadgee State School, Doomadgee | Government | Combined | 23.9 km | 353 | 666 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Doomadgee [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30865/doomadgee/topic/education