50.4% ▲ +39.9%
Lower than 63% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 36.0%
- 2016: 50.2%
- 2021: 50.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Blain · State Electorate
Education & Qualifications in Blain
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A significant gap exists between Blain and the rest of the country, with the typical resident far less likely to hold a university degree than the national figure. While a bachelor degree or higher is held by just 15.3% of adults, this is a positive shift from 2011 when the figure was only 8.1%. Overall, the area has seen a steady rise in both high school and university completion.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Half of residents have finished Year 12, a figure that rose 14 points since 2011. While this is about the same as the Northern Territory average, it remains well below the national rate.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Blain, Year 12 is the majority at 57%; Year 10 is next at 20%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are far less common here than across Australia, with only 15.3% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. The most typical qualification in Blain is a Certificate III or IV, held by 35.8% of adults.
15.3% ▲ +88.8%
Lower than 72% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 8.1%
- 2016: 13.4%
- 2021: 15.3%
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 Blain, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 47%, followed by Bachelor degree (21%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (18%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are management and commerce at 18.2%, followed by engineering and related subjects at 16.1%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Blain has four primary schools, though total enrolments are among the smallest for similar areas. These schools are typically much smaller than those in other regions and have some of the lowest advantage scores recorded.
1.84
Lower than 54% of state electorate areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
4
Lower than 95% of state electorate 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).
959
Lower than 98% of state electorate areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
240
Lower than 86% of state electorate areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
923
Lower than 91% of state electorate areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Blain
4 schools — 959 students, average ICSEA 923.
By sector: Government 3 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 4
| Woodroffe Primary School, Woodroffe | Government | Primary | 0.4 km | 327 | 842 |
| Forrest Parade School, Bellamack | Government | Primary | 0.8 km | 118 | 939 |
| Rosebery Primary School, Rosebery | Government | Primary | 1.0 km | 349 | 964 |
| Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Woodroffe | Catholic | Primary | 1.5 km | 165 | 983 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Blain [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED70005/blain/topic/education