30.1% ▲ +22.5%
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.6%
- 2016: 38.6%
- 2021: 30.1%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Umagico · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Umagico
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Few people in Umagico have completed Year 12, with only 30.1% of residents reaching this milestone. This is far below the national figure of 58.8%, reflecting a community where many residents leave school early or hold lower-level certificates.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 30.1% of people finished Year 12, which is far below the Queensland figure of 57.1%. Other common highest school years include Year 10 at 23.1% and Year 11 at 18.5%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Umagico, the largest group is Year 12 at 38%, followed by Year 10 (29%) and Year 11 (23%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up just 2.1% of the population, which is far below the Australian average of 26.3%. Instead, Certificate III or IV is the most common qualification at 31.2%.
2.1% ▼ -35.5%
Lower than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.3%
- 2016: 1.2%
- 2021: 2.1%
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 Umagico, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 57%; Certificate I / II is next at 19%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of qualification are Management and commerce at 16.0%, followed by Society and culture at 8.0% and Architecture and building at 7.2%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There is one government school within 3km, which is larger than those in about 59% of similar areas. The average school size is 563, which is much higher than most areas, though the average school advantage score is among the lowest.
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).
563
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
681
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 Umagico
1 school — 563 students, average ICSEA 681.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Combined 1
| Northern Peninsula Area State College, Bamaga | Government | Combined | 2.9 km | 563 | 681 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Umagico [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32895/umagico/topic/education