42.9% ▲ +38.7%
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.9%
- 2016: 32.7%
- 2021: 42.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Goovigen · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Goovigen
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer adults hold university degrees in Goovigen than in most similar areas. Only 7.1% of people here have a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the national figure of 26.3%. This trend is mirrored in school completion, with fewer people finishing Year 12 compared to the rest of the state.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 42.9% of residents completed Year 12, a figure that is far below the Queensland average of 57.1%. About 25.6% of the population finished Year 10, while 18% left school in Year 9 or earlier.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Goovigen, the largest group is Year 12 at 49%, followed by Year 10 (29%) and Year 9 or below (20%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University qualifications are rare here, with the typical adult more likely to hold a Certificate III or IV, which accounts for 34.4% of the highest qualifications held.
7.1% ▲ —
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 4.0%
- 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 Goovigen, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 56%; Bachelor degree is next at 26%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are Engineering at 18% and Education at 11.7%. Other common areas include Health, Management and Commerce, and Agriculture.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Goovigen has a much higher number of schools per child than most areas, with 13.33 schools per 1,000 children. These are small, government-run primary schools, with an average size of just 20 students.
13.33
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
2
Higher than 62% 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).
20
Lower than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,009
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Goovigen
2 schools — 39 students, average ICSEA 1,009.
By sector: Government 2
By type: Primary 2
| Goovigen State School, Goovigen | Government | Primary | 5.9 km | 7 | 986 |
| Jambin State School, Smoky Creek | Government | Primary | 11.3 km | 32 | 1,014 |
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Goovigen [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31207/goovigen/topic/education