27.1% —
Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 20.0%
- 2021: 27.1%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Jimna · Suburb / Locality
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More than a third of Jimna residents finished school at Year 10, making it an area where few people have high-level qualifications. Only 5.1% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the national figure.
Highest year of school completed.
School completion rates are among the lowest for similar areas, with only 27.1% of people finishing Year 12. This is far below the 58.8% national average.
27.1% —
Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
In Jimna, the largest group is Year 10 at 50%, followed by Year 12 (42%) and Year 9 or below (8%).
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are rare here, and the typical qualification is more likely to be a diploma (26.3%) or a Certificate III or IV (23.7%).
5.1% —
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Jimna splits fairly evenly between Advanced diploma / diploma (45%) and Certificate III / IV (41%), with Bachelor degree at 14%.
What people studied.
The most common fields of study are Engineering and related areas at 23.7%, followed by Agriculture and environment at 18.4%.
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are no schools within 3 km of this area, which is smaller than about 59% of similar places.
0
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).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Jimna [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31443/jimna/topic/education