8.9% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 44.4%
- 2021: 8.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Barrow Island · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Barrow Island
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Very few residents on Barrow Island have finished high school, with only 8.9% completing Year 12. This is far below the national figure of 58.8% and reflects a workforce focused on trade and technical skills rather than formal academic degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 8.9% of people here have completed Year 12, which is far below the Western Australian figure of 58.0%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Barrow Island, Year 12 is the majority at 100%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
No adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, a result far below the national average of 26.3%. Instead, the most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 9.1% of residents.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 10.0%
- 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 Barrow Island, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 100%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common field of qualification is engineering and related fields, held by 9.1% of the population.
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.
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).
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Barrow Island [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50076/barrow-island/topic/education