54.4% ▲ +64.8%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 33.0%
- 2016: 37.9%
- 2021: 54.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Minyirr · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Minyirr
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Fewer people in Minyirr have finished university compared to the rest of the country, with only 11.1% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. While over half the population finished Year 12, the area generally falls well below state and national levels for higher education.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 54.4% of residents completed Year 12, which is higher than most similar areas. However, this remains well below the Western Australian figure of 58.0%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Minyirr, Year 12 is the majority at 58%; Year 10 is next at 28%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The proportion of adults with a bachelor degree or higher is far below the national figure. Instead, Certificate III or IV is the most common top qualification, held by 42.0% of people.
11.1% → 0.0%
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.1%
- 2016: 5.8%
- 2021: 11.1%
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 Minyirr, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 55%; Bachelor degree is next at 21%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications here are spread across several fields, with Engineering and related studies being the most common at 18.0%. Health, Architecture, Education, and Hospitality services each account for 10.0% of degrees.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are five schools within 3 km, which is more than 75% of similar areas. These schools are typically larger than average, though the average school advantage score is among the lowest at this level.
5
Higher than 73% 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).
443
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
875
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 Minyirr
5 schools — 2,213 students, average ICSEA 875.
By sector: Government 3 · Catholic 2
By type: Secondary 3 · Primary 2
| Cable Beach Primary School, Broome | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 299 | 836 |
| St Mary's College, Broome | Catholic | Secondary | 3.4 km | 741 | 844 |
| St Martin de Porres School, Broome | Catholic | Secondary | 3.6 km | 13 | 871 |
| Broome Senior High School, Broome | Government | Secondary | 4.5 km | 825 | 924 |
| Broome Primary School, Broome | Government | Primary | 4.7 km | 335 | 856 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Minyirr [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50968/minyirr/topic/education