31.3% ▲ +29.7%
Lower than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.2%
- 2016: 25.7%
- 2021: 31.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Bagdad · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Bagdad
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Only 31.3% of people in Bagdad have completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure. This suggests a community where many residents left school early, leading to a very low proportion of people with university degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Far fewer people here finished high school compared to the rest of the country, with 38.7% of residents peaking at Year 10. This is much lower than most areas and sits 28 points below the Australian average.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Bagdad, the largest group is Year 10 at 41%, followed by Year 12 (34%) and Year 9 or below (13%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University qualifications are rare here, with only 5.9% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. Instead, nearly half of the population holds a Certificate III or IV, which is much lower than most areas for higher degrees.
5.9% ▲ +88.0%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.2%
- 2016: 3.5%
- 2021: 5.9%
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 Bagdad, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 63%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 16%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Those with qualifications often specialise in practical fields, with Engineering and related subjects making up 18.8% of degrees, followed by Management and commerce at 13.3%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area is served by a single government primary school, which is smaller than most similar schools and has one of the lowest advantage scores in the region.
3.14
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
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).
169
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
884
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Bagdad
1 school — 169 students, average ICSEA 884.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Bagdad Primary School, Bagdad | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 169 | 884 |
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Bagdad [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60026/bagdad/topic/education