51.1% ▲ +9.9%
Higher than 82% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 46.5%
- 2016: 21.4%
- 2021: 51.1%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Boigu Island · Urban Centre
Education & Qualifications in Boigu Island
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More people have finished high school in Boigu Island than in most similar areas. While 51.1% of residents completed Year 12, this is still well below the national figure of 58.8%.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
The proportion of people finishing Year 12 rose 4.6 percentage points since 2011. Currently, 51.1% have completed Year 12, while 19.3% reached Year 9 or below.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Boigu Island, Year 12 is the majority at 51%; Year 9 or below is next at 19%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Only 2.9% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the national figure of 26.3% and among the lowest rates for similar areas. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 33.3% of residents.
2.9% ▼ -34.8%
Lower than 98% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 4.4%
- 2016: 4.3%
- 2021: 2.9%
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 Boigu Island, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 57%; Certificate I / II is next at 17%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for those with qualifications are management and commerce at 15.7%, followed by health at 13.7%.
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Boigu Island [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL322017/boigu-island/topic/education