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Education & Qualifications in Boddington - Ranford

How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.

Higher levels of schooling and degrees have risen in Boddington - Ranford (L) since 2011. While 36.4% of residents have finished Year 12, this remains far below the national figure of 58.8%. The area sees a growing trend toward further study, though overall qualification levels still trail the state average.

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📍 Boddington - Ranford, Urban Centre

Where Boddington - Ranford sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

10.6% ▲ +105.9%

All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Boddington - Ranford — lower than 55% of areas.

Boddington - Ranford10.6%
6390, WA 11.1%
Western Australia 23.8%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Only 36.4% of people here have completed Year 12, which is far below the Western Australian figure of 58.0%. This is an improvement on 2011, when only 29.1% had finished their final year of school.

Completed Year 12

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36.4% ▲ +25.1%

Lower than 57% of urban centre areas.

Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.

Highest year of school

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In Boddington - Ranford, the largest group is Year 12 at 43%, followed by Year 10 (33%) and Year 11 (15%).

Year 12 36.4% Year 10 28.5% Year 11 12.6% Year 9 or below 7.9%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 10.6% of the population, a figure that has risen since 2011 but remains far below the Australian average of 26.3%. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 37.3% of residents.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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10.6% ▲ +105.9%

Lower than 55% of urban centre areas.

Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).

Highest qualification level

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In Boddington - Ranford, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 52%; Bachelor degree is next at 18%.

Certificate III / IV 37.3% Bachelor degree 13.2% Advanced diploma / diploma 11.0% Certificate I / II 5.1% Graduate diploma / certificate 2.9% Postgraduate degree 2.6%

Field of study

What people studied.

Engineering and related fields are the most common qualifications, accounting for 25.1% of degrees and certificates. Management and commerce follow at 10.2%, while Education makes up 8.1%.

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 Boddington - Ranford [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL521005/boddington-ranford/topic/education