41.1% ▲ +90.2%
Higher than 58% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 21.6%
- 2016: 23.6%
- 2021: 41.1%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Boston · Urban Centre
Education & Qualifications in Boston
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A jump in school and university finishes has changed the local skill set in Boston (L) since 2011. While the typical resident is less likely to have finished Year 12 than the national average, the number of people with bachelor degrees has doubled over the last decade.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion rose 19 points since 2011 to reach 41.1%. This remains far below the South Australian figure of 54.6% and the national figure of 58.8%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Boston, the largest group is Year 12 at 44%, followed by Year 10 (23%) and Year 11 (23%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The 17.9% of adults with a bachelor degree or higher is much higher than in most similar areas. This figure rose 9.1 points since 2011, though it is still well below the Australian average of 26.3%.
17.9% ▲ +103.0%
Higher than 76% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 8.8%
- 2016: 6.5%
- 2021: 17.9%
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 Boston, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 38%, followed by Bachelor degree (24%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (21%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in the area are spread across several fields, with Engineering at 15.9% being the most common, followed by Health and Management & commerce at 14.4% each.
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 Boston [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL422010/boston/topic/education