31.7% ▼ -0.2%
Lower than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31.8%
- 2016: 24.4%
- 2021: 31.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Boodarie · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Boodarie
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Engineering and related qualifications are the most common field of study in Boodarie, making up 27.7% of degrees. However, the area generally has lower education levels than the rest of the country, with only 31.7% of residents completing Year 12.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 31.7% of people finished Year 12, which is far below the 58% seen across Western Australia and the rest of the country. Another 27% of residents stopped their schooling at Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Boodarie, the largest group is Year 12 at 45%, followed by Year 10 (38%) and Year 11 (17%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 10.1% of the population, far below the national figure of 26.3%. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 28.7% of residents.
10.1% ▲ +16.4%
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.7%
- 2016: 8.2%
- 2021: 10.1%
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 Boodarie, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 56%; Bachelor degree is next at 27%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Engineering is the dominant field of qualification at 27.7%, followed by society and culture at 7.4% and education at 5.3%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are six schools within 3km, which is more than most similar areas, though they all belong to the government sector. These schools are larger than usual and have some of the lowest advantage scores.
6
Higher than 74% 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).
418
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
879
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Boodarie
6 schools — 2,509 students, average ICSEA 879.
By sector: Government 6
By type: Primary 5 · Secondary 1
| Cassia Education Support Centre, South Hedland | Government | Primary | 14.7 km | 42 | 828 |
| Cassia Primary School, South Hedland | Government | Primary | 14.7 km | 444 | 867 |
| Hedland Senior High School, South Hedland | Government | Secondary | 14.7 km | 1,138 | 886 |
| South Hedland Primary School, South Hedland | Government | Primary | 14.9 km | 265 | 815 |
| Baler Primary School, South Hedland | Government | Primary | 15.4 km | 592 | 902 |
| Port Hedland School Of The Air, Port Hedland | Government | Primary | 23.0 km | 28 | 943 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Boodarie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50143/boodarie/topic/education