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Gigoomgan · Suburb / Locality

Education & Qualifications in Gigoomgan

How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.

Very few people in Gigoomgan have completed high school or university, placing the area among the lowest for education levels compared to similar places. Only 30.4% of residents finished Year 12, which is far below the national figure.

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📍 Gigoomgan, Suburb / Locality

Where Gigoomgan sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Gigoomgan — lower than 99% of areas.

Gigoomgan0.0%
4620, QLD 6.3%
Queensland 21.9%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

School completion is much lower than most areas, with just 30.4% of people finishing Year 12. This is far below the 57.1% seen across Queensland.

Completed Year 12

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30.4% —

Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.

Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.

Highest year of school

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In Gigoomgan, Year 10 is the majority at 51%; Year 12 is next at 40%.

Year 10 39.1% Year 12 30.4% Year 11 6.5%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

No adults in the area hold a bachelor degree or higher, a figure far below the national average of 26.3%. Instead, the most common qualifications are Certificate III or IV, held by 52% of residents.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).

Highest qualification level

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In Gigoomgan, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 59%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 41%.

Certificate III / IV 52.0% Advanced diploma / diploma 36.0%

Field of study

What people studied.

Qualifications are spread across several fields, with Engineering (24%), Agriculture and Environment (20%), Management and Commerce (20%), and Society and Culture (20%) all being common.

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Gigoomgan splits fairly evenly between Engineering & related (29%) and Agriculture & environment (24%), with Management & commerce at 24%.

Engineering & related 24.0% Agriculture & environment 20.0% Management & commerce 20.0% Society & culture 20.0%

Schools

Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).

There are no schools within 3 km of the area, which is smaller than about 59% of similar areas.

Schools within 3 km

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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).

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Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
  • Australian Schools List — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA), 2025 (CC BY 4.0).

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Gigoomgan [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31117/gigoomgan/topic/education