35.7% —
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 33.3%
- 2021: 35.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Kimberley · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Kimberley
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Only 35.7% of people in Kimberley finished Year 12, which is far below the national figure. This lack of senior schooling is mirrored in the area's qualifications, where no adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 35.7% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the Queensland figure of 57.1%. This is much lower than most similar areas, with 25% of the population finishing at Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Kimberley, the largest group is Year 12 at 48%, followed by Year 10 (33%) and Year 11 (19%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
No adults in Kimberley hold a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the national figure of 26.3% and among the lowest levels found in similar areas.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 21.9%
- 2021: 0.0%
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 Kimberley, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 100%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common field of qualification is Management & commerce at 35%, ahead of Natural & physical sciences (0%).
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has one government primary school, which is smaller than most at a typical size of 8 students. This provides more local school options within 3km than about 59% of similar areas.
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).
8
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
Schools serving Kimberley
1 school — 8 students.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Alexandra Bay State School, Diwan | Government | Primary | 7.0 km | 8 | — |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Kimberley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31533/kimberley/topic/education